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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what name does Quinn introduce himself to Stillman during their second meeting in Chapter 9?
(a) Daniel Quinn.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Henry Dark.
(d) Max Work.

2. What is Quinn wearing when he first begins writing notes about the Stillman case in Chapter 5?
(a) Nothing; he is naked.
(b) Swim trunks.
(c) A blue shirt.
(d) His pajamas.

3. What is the name of the Park where Stillman tends to spend several hours each day?
(a) McIntire Park.
(b) Riverside Park.
(c) Hudson Park.
(d) Central Park.

4. What is Paul Auster's profession?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A writer.
(c) A musician.
(d) A painter.

5. Why does Quinn decide not to continue following the second Stillman and to instead turn around and follow the first?
(a) He began to doubt that Stillman would be so elegant.
(b) He flipped a coin.
(c) He was following the second man out of spite.
(d) He lost sight of the second Stillman.

6. At the end of Chapter 13, what is the relationship between the narrator and Paul Auster?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are lovers.

7. What does Quinn do with the clothes he is wearing in Chapter 13?
(a) He takes off all of his clothing and burns it.
(b) He takes off all of his clothing and washes it.
(c) He takes off all of his clothing and tears it up to make bandages.
(d) He takes off all of his clothes and drops them down the airshaft.

8. How does Quinn find out that Stillman has committed suicide?
(a) Paul Auster tells him over the telephone.
(b) Virginia Stillman tells him over the telephone.
(c) He reads it in a newspaper.
(d) He sees a news story about it on television.

9. Where is the Stillman family from?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

10. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?
(a) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(b) Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
(c) Dante's Divine Comedy.
(d) Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

11. The second time Quinn awakens in the small room at the back of the apartment, what does he find waiting for him?
(a) A letter from Virginia Stillman.
(b) A bottle of bourbon.
(c) A roast beef dinner.
(d) A check from Paul Auster.

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

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

14. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?
(a) A pen.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) Fingerpaint.
(d) A computer.

15. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Virginia Stillman.
(d) Max Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?

2. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?

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

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

5. What is the last sentence written in the red notebook?

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