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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ghosts, pgs. 185-210.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the end of Chapter 8, what does "El" mean in ancient Hebrew?
(a) Myth.
(b) God.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Babel.

2. In Chapter 8, what do each of the maps of Stillman's routes resemble to Quinn?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A flower.
(c) A letter of the alphabet.
(d) A heart.

3. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?
(a) Like an egg, man is pure potential; he is not fully realized.
(b) Like an egg, man is white.
(c) Like an egg, man is easily cracked.
(d) Like an egg, man is tempramental.

4. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?
(a) Daniel Quinn's corpse.
(b) The red notebook.
(c) Nothing; it is completely empty.
(d) Stillman's book.

5. Where does Quinn go at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Paul Auster's apartment.
(b) Riverside Park.
(c) Columbia Library.
(d) The Stillman's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?

2. What does Peter Stillman have in common with Quinn's son?

3. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?

4. Where is the Stillman family from?

5. What is the last sentence written in the red notebook?

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