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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Stillman carry with him on his daily walks?
(a) An old-fashioned carpet bag.
(b) A metal detector.
(c) A copy of the Bible.
(d) A stuffed animal.

3. Why do the narrator and Fanshawe hitch-hike home from the cemetery on the day that Fanshawe's father dies?
(a) They are in a car accident.
(b) The car gets stuck in the snow.
(c) They don't have bus fare.
(d) They run out of gas.

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

5. Which historical figure was faced with the challenge of standing an egg on its end?
(a) Washington.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Columbus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sophie Fanshawe from originally?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Quinn spend many hours doing each day while he is living in the alleyway?

3. On what occasion does the sexual relationship between the narrator and Sophie Fanshawe begin?

4. What is the name of the persona that Stillman invents in his book in order to protect himself?

5. Whom is Auster expecting when he opens the door to Quinn?

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