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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through City of Glass, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?
(a) Virginia Stillman.
(b) Paul Auster.
(c) Max Work.
(d) Peter Stillman.

2. Who held Peter Stillman captive in the dark room for nine years?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

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

5. What book is the girl reading with whom Quinn converses in the waiting room?
(a) Suicide Squeeze by William Wilson.
(b) Paradise Lost by John Milton.
(c) The New York Triology by Paul Auster.
(d) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Stillman carry with him on his daily walks?

2. What does Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?

3. What does Virginia Stillman do after she walks Quinn to the door in Chapter 3?

4. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?

5. When Quinn first meets Peter Stillman, what color does he associate with him?

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