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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 job do the Dedmons offer Fanshawe while they are away from France for the year?
(a) Caretaker of their country house.
(b) Chauffeur for their elderly parents.
(c) Nanny for their four children.
(d) Butler for their wealthy friends.

2. On what condition does Quinn agree to continue following Stillman after thirteen days of repetitive action, per his telephone consultation with Virginia Stillman?
(a) On the condition that Virginia Stillman kisses him again.
(b) On the condition that he is given a raise in pay.
(c) On the condition that he is given a company car.
(d) On the condition that he be able to talk to Stillman.

3. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?
(a) Like an egg, man is pure potential; he is not fully realized.
(b) Like an egg, man is white.
(c) Like an egg, man is easily cracked.
(d) Like an egg, man is tempramental.

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

5. What conclusion does the narrator draw from the examples of La Chère and Da Ponte?
(a) Lives make no sense.
(b) Believe in the impossible.
(c) Hard work equals success.
(d) Cheaters never prosper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Stillman's notes in Chapter 5, which character does he suspect of not being trustworthy?

2. What is the number of the box at the Brooklyn Post Office to which Blue sends his monthly reports?

3. What summer job does the narrator of The Locked Room have in June of 1970?

4. In the narrator's recollection about second grade, to whom does Fanshawe give the present intended for the birthday boy?

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

(see the answer key)

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