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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Virginia Stillman's profession before she married Peter?
(a) Speech therapist.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Private detective.
(d) University professor.

4. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?
(a) THE MYTH OF BABEL.
(b) THE TOWER OF BABEL.
(c) THE MYTH OF PARADISE.
(d) THE NEW BABEL.

5. What does Quinn like to do most in his free time?
(a) Walk through the city.
(b) Watch sports.
(c) Cook elaborate meals.
(d) Play tennis.

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

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

8. What does Virginia Stillman do after she walks Quinn to the door in Chapter 3?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Screams.
(d) Kisses him.

9. Where does the second meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place in Chapter 9?
(a) The Titanic Hotel.
(b) The Pinta Hotel.
(c) The Mayflower Cafe.
(d) The Santa Maria Cafe.

10. 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.

11. According to Stillman, what secret reference do the initials H.D. have?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Humpty Dumpty.
(c) Heraclitus and Democritus.
(d) Henry Dark.

12. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?
(a) Nothing; it is completely empty.
(b) Stillman's book.
(c) Daniel Quinn's corpse.
(d) The red notebook.

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

14. What is Quinn's pseudonym?
(a) Thomas Williams.
(b) Max Work.
(c) William Wilson.
(d) Peter Stillman.

15. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?
(a) Milton and Dark.
(b) Locke and Rousseau.
(c) Hume and Kant.
(d) Nietzsche and Heidigger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?

2. What is the title of Quinn's book of poetry?

3. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?

4. What item does Stillman carry with him on his daily walks?

5. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?

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