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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ghosts, pgs. 211-232.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?
(a) They should be unaware of each other's work.
(b) They should maintain close contact.
(c) They should meet once per week.
(d) They should live together.

2. During their third and final meeting in Chapter 9, what name does Quinn give to Stillman?
(a) William Wilson.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Max Work.
(d) Henry Dark.

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

4. What drink does Black order during his second encounter with Blue?
(a) A Black and Tan.
(b) A Manhattan.
(c) A Black and White on the rocks.
(d) A Tom Collins.

5. How does Quinn find out that Stillman has committed suicide?
(a) Virginia Stillman tells him over the telephone.
(b) He sees a news story about it on television.
(c) He reads it in a newspaper.
(d) Paul Auster tells him over the telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peter Stillman's profession?

2. 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?

3. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?

4. How does Blue enter Black's apartment while he is out?

5. Where does Quinn go at the beginning of Chapter 13?

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