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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 is the title of Quinn's book of poetry?
(a) Unfinished Business.
(b) Risky Business.
(c) Business Verses.
(d) The Business of Poetry.

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

3. What are the titles of the two parts of Stillman's book?
(a) "The Book of Life" and "The Book of Death".
(b) "The Myth of Zeus" and "The Myth of Venus".
(c) "The Myth of Hercules" and "The Myth of Sysiphus".
(d) "The Myth of Paradise" and "The Myth of Babel".

4. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?
(a) Nothing; it is completely empty.
(b) Stillman's book.
(c) The red notebook.
(d) Daniel Quinn's corpse.

5. What does Quinn find when he returns to his apartment?
(a) Paul Auster is living there.
(b) Virginia Stillman is there waiting for him.
(c) His apartment building has burned down.
(d) His belongings are gone and another resident is living there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Black tell Blue that he thinks the man he is observing is writing?

2. Who is the author of The New Babel?

3. Where do Blue and Black have their second meeting?

4. What is the weather like on the day that Stillman does not appear as usual?

5. What adjectives does Black use to describe his mask?

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