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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. The images of which two historical figures are inspirational to Blue when he visits the churchyard?
(a) John Adams and Calvin Coolidge.
(b) George Washington and Walt Whitman.
(c) Henry David Thoreau and George Washington Carver.
(d) Henry Ward Beecher and Abraham Lincoln.

2. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?
(a) Because he has family there.
(b) Because it is the financial capital of the nation.
(c) Because brokeness is everywhere in the city.
(d) Because he is a Mets fan.

3. What is the number of the box at the Brooklyn Post Office to which Blue sends his monthly reports?
(a) 312.
(b) 1,947.
(c) 1,001.
(d) 1,007.

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

5. To whom does Blue write a letter about the case asking for advice?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn do with the clothes he is wearing in Chapter 13?

2. Where does Stillman eat his dinner on most days?

3. Where does the first face-to-face meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place?

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

5. In their first conversation in Chapter 9, what does Stillman tell Quinn his project is?

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