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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) Henry Ward Beecher and Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George Washington and Walt Whitman.
(c) John Adams and Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Henry David Thoreau and George Washington Carver.

2. Where did Virginia and Peter Stillman meet?
(a) At school.
(b) On vacation.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At a party.

3. Where does the second meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place in Chapter 9?
(a) The Mayflower Cafe.
(b) The Pinta Hotel.
(c) The Titanic Hotel.
(d) The Santa Maria Cafe.

4. What does Quinn purchase before leaving the luncheonette?
(a) A red notebook.
(b) A blue notebook.
(c) A bag of potato chips.
(d) A magazine.

5. According to Stillman's notes in Chapter 5, which character does he suspect of not being trustworthy?
(a) Peter Stillman.
(b) Paul Auster.
(c) Virginia Stillman.
(d) The counterman at the luncheonette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?

2. At the end of Chapter 4, Quinn begins to think of preventing Peter Stillman's murder as personal redemption for his inability to prevent the death of whom?

3. What words are used to describe Blue's state of mind during the early period of the case?

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

5. What happens when Blue finally decides to contact the future Mrs. Blue?

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