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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through City of Glass, Chapter 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Stillman, what secret reference do the initials H.D. have?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Humpty Dumpty.
(c) Heraclitus and Democritus.
(d) Henry Dark.

2. Who is the author of The New Babel?
(a) Peter Stillman.
(b) John Milton.
(c) Henry Dark.
(d) Daniel Quinn.

3. While living in the alleyway in Chapter 12, at what time does Quinn do his grocery shopping each morning?
(a) Three-thirty in the morning.
(b) Ten o'clock in the morning.
(c) Six-thirty in the morning.
(d) Eight o'clock in the morning.

4. 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?
(a) His wife.
(b) His dog.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Quinn find out that Stillman has committed suicide?

2. What does Quinn do with the clothes he is wearing in Chapter 13?

3. According to the information in Chapter 4, who was the Scottish sailor considered to be the model for Robinson Crusoe?

4. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?

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

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