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

2. What is Quinn wearing when he first begins writing notes about the Stillman case in Chapter 5?
(a) A blue shirt.
(b) His pajamas.
(c) Swim trunks.
(d) Nothing; he is naked.

3. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?
(a) Locke and Rousseau.
(b) Milton and Dark.
(c) Nietzsche and Heidigger.
(d) Hume and Kant.

4. When Quinn first meets Peter Stillman, what color does he associate with him?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

5. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) Fingerpaint.
(c) A computer.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What are the titles of the two parts of Stillman's book?

3. What does Quinn like to do most in his free time?

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

5. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?

(see the answer key)

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