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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fanshawe warn the narrator about in his letter?
(a) If the narrator finds Fanshawe, he will kill him.
(b) If the narrator marries Sophie, he will kill him.
(c) If the narrator adopts Ben, he will kill him.
(d) If the narrator continues to publish his work, he will kill him.

2. When he began his writing career, what had the narrator of The Locked Room hoped to become?
(a) A literary critic.
(b) A poet.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A journalist.

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

4. After Quinn runs out of money and leaves the alleyway, he sees his reflection in a mirror. His own image reminds him of whom?
(a) Jonathon Swift.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

5. According to the end of Chapter 8, what does "El" mean in ancient Hebrew?
(a) God.
(b) Myth.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Babel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Stillman's book, what was the biblical Adam's only task in the Garden of Eden?

2. What is the name of the science of reading bumps on the skull that Whitman believed in?

3. Why does Quinn decide that fate is telling him that he cannot quit the Stillman case?

4. How old is Sophie when she meets the narrator of The Locked Room?

5. How long do Sophie and the narrator live apart after the narrator's return from France?

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