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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 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 tempramental.
(c) Like an egg, man is white.
(d) Like an egg, man is easily cracked.

2. What does Quinn find when he returns to his apartment?
(a) Virginia Stillman is there waiting for him.
(b) His apartment building has burned down.
(c) Paul Auster is living there.
(d) His belongings are gone and another resident is living there.

3. What does Quinn do to alleviate his boredom while following Stillman?
(a) He draws pictures of horses in the red notebook.
(b) He sings to himself.
(c) He records meticulous details about Stillman in the red notebook.
(d) He writes love letters to Virginia Stillman in the red notebook.

4. Where does the first face-to-face meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place?
(a) In Riverside Park.
(b) At Peter Stillman's apartment.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) On the train.

5. In Chapter 8, what time does Stillman begin his daily walks?
(a) Six o'clock in the morning.
(b) Eight o'clock in the morning.
(c) Seven o'clock in the evening.
(d) Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which historical figure was faced with the challenge of standing an egg on its end?

2. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?

3. What form of payment does White send to Blue?

4. At the end of Chapter 13, what is the relationship between the narrator and Paul Auster?

5. In Chapter 8, what do each of the maps of Stillman's routes resemble to Quinn?

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