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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 Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?
(a) He writes something about them in a red notebook.
(b) He sells them on eBay.
(c) He puts them in his pockets.
(d) He throws them in the garbage.

2. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?
(a) Henry.
(b) Peter.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Quinn.

3. The images of which two historical figures are inspirational to Blue when he visits the churchyard?
(a) John Adams and Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Henry Ward Beecher and Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington and Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry David Thoreau and George Washington Carver.

4. What words are used to describe Blue's state of mind during the early period of the case?
(a) Happiness and contentment.
(b) Depression and infatuation.
(c) Ambivalence and conflict.
(d) Tranquility and decision.

5. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?
(a) They are of different heights.
(b) One of them has brown hair.
(c) They are dressed differently.
(d) One of them has fewer wrinkles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?

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

3. According to the telephone conversation at the end of Chapter 1, why does the caller need Quinn to protect him?

4. According to the information provided in the first paragraph of Ghosts, who is it that walks through the door, thus beginning the story?

5. How much money does Quinn withdraw from the automatic teller at the end of Chapter 11?

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