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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. Why does Quinn decide not to continue following the second Stillman and to instead turn around and follow the first?
(a) He began to doubt that Stillman would be so elegant.
(b) He lost sight of the second Stillman.
(c) He flipped a coin.
(d) He was following the second man out of spite.

2. What is the name of the hotel where Stillman stays?
(a) The Hotel California.
(b) The Hotel Harmony.
(c) The Hotel Symphony.
(d) The Plaza Hotel.

3. What is Quinn reading when the phone rings?
(a) Marco Polo's Travels.
(b) Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.
(c) Tolstoy's War and Peace.
(d) Shakespeare's Hamlet.

4. According to the telephone conversation at the end of Chapter 1, why does the caller need Quinn to protect him?
(a) The caller is paranoid.
(b) The caller believes he is going to be murdered.
(c) The caller has committed a crime.
(d) The caller is a celebrity.

5. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?
(a) Four days.
(b) One day.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Stillman family from?

2. What is Quinn's pseudonym?

3. Who is the author of The New Babel?

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

5. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?

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