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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. Where does Blue read about Gold and the case of the murdered child?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) True Detective.
(c) TIme.
(d) Walden.

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

3. What is the number of the box at the Brooklyn Post Office to which Blue sends his monthly reports?
(a) 1,007.
(b) 1,947.
(c) 1,001.
(d) 312.

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

5. What happens when Blue finally decides to contact the future Mrs. Blue?
(a) He sends her a telegram but she never receives it.
(b) He writes her a letter and does not receive a reply.
(c) No one answers his telephone call.
(d) They agree to meet in the park but she doesn't come.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?

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

3. What disguise does Blue use for his third encounter with Black?

4. Where is the Stillman family from?

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

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