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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Quinn withdraw from the automatic teller at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Five hundred and forty-nine dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Three hundred dollars.
(d) Three hundred and forty-nine dollars.

2. What does Blue find when he opens the door to Black's apartment after Black tells him to come in?
(a) Black sitting on the toliet, reading a magazine.
(b) Black sitting at his computer, writing.
(c) Black sitting at the table, eating.
(d) Black wearing the Halloween mask, pointing a gun at him.

3. What is the woman's reaction to the conversation she has with Black in the restaurant?
(a) She is nonchalant and unresponsive.
(b) She is happy and laughs.
(c) She is giddy and giggles.
(d) She is upset and begins to cry.

4. What does Virginia Stillman do after she walks Quinn to the door in Chapter 3?
(a) Kisses him.
(b) Screams.
(c) Begins to cry.
(d) Slaps him.

5. What does Black tell Blue that he thinks the man he is observing is writing?
(a) A cookbook.
(b) The story of his life.
(c) Poetry.
(d) A historical novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story The Locked Room, when did the narrator meet Fanshawe?

2. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?

3. To which philosopher is attributed this quote that the narrator tacks onto the wall: "And when he dreams he does not want to write, he does not have the power to dream he wants to write; and when he dreams he wants to write, he does not have the power to dream he does not want to write."

4. What is the name of the first novel of Fanshawe's that the narrator gives to the editor?

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

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