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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 name of the persona that Stillman invents in his book in order to protect himself?
(a) Henry Dark.
(b) Humpty Dumpty.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Max Work.

2. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?
(a) THE MYTH OF BABEL.
(b) THE NEW BABEL.
(c) THE MYTH OF PARADISE.
(d) THE TOWER OF BABEL.

3. From which historic landmark does Quinn telephone Virginia Stillman for the thirteenth time?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) The World Trade Center.

4. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?
(a) Locke and Rousseau.
(b) Nietzsche and Heidigger.
(c) Hume and Kant.
(d) Milton and Dark.

5. What is the name that Blue uses when he disguises himself as a beggar?
(a) Billy Scarlet.
(b) Jimmy Rose.
(c) Bobby Lilac.
(d) Tommy Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?

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

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

4. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?

5. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?

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