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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?
(a) They are of different heights.
(b) One of them has fewer wrinkles.
(c) One of them has brown hair.
(d) They are dressed differently.

2. What does Auster plan to do with Virginia Stillman's check?
(a) Cash the check and split the money with Quinn.
(b) Cash it for Quinn and give him the money,
(c) Destroy the check.
(d) Accept the money and buy toys for his son.

3. Where does Quinn go to read Stillman's book?
(a) The Stillman's apartment.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Columbia Library.
(d) The bookstore.

4. In their first conversation in Chapter 9, what does Stillman tell Quinn his project is?
(a) Building the Tower of Babel.
(b) Collecting street trash.
(c) Drawing maps of the city.
(d) Inventing a new language.

5. What doubts does Quinn have about the letters from the maps?
(a) Quinn worries that he misspelled a word.
(b) Quinn worries that he is missing a letter.
(c) Quinn worries that he imagined the whole thing.
(d) Quinn worries that Stillman has seen him.

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

7. What are the titles of the two parts of Stillman's book?
(a) "The Myth of Paradise" and "The Myth of Babel".
(b) "The Book of Life" and "The Book of Death".
(c) "The Myth of Zeus" and "The Myth of Venus".
(d) "The Myth of Hercules" and "The Myth of Sysiphus".

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

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

10. Where does Stillman eat his dinner on most days?
(a) At his hotel.
(b) At the Apollo Coffee Shop.
(c) At a friend's home.
(d) At an Italian restaurant.

11. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Seven days.

12. 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.

13. How many hours does Quinn sleep each night while living in the alleyway across from the Stillman's apartment?
(a) Eight to nine hours.
(b) Three to four hours.
(c) Six to eight hours.
(d) One to two hours.

14. In Chapter 12, what does Quinn spend many hours doing each day while he is living in the alleyway?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Looking up at the sky.
(c) Eating.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn do to alleviate his boredom while following Stillman?

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

3. What is Peter Stillman's profession?

4. In Chapter 1, what is the event that occasions the meeting between Quinn and Stillman?

5. Where did Virginia and Peter Stillman meet?

(see the answer keys)

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