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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their third and final meeting in Chapter 9, what name does Quinn give to Stillman?
(a) Henry Dark.
(b) Max Work.
(c) William Wilson.
(d) Peter Stillman.

2. What is the weather like on the day that Stillman does not appear as usual?
(a) It is sunny.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is windy.

3. According to Stillman's notes in Chapter 5, which character does he suspect of not being trustworthy?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) The counterman at the luncheonette.
(c) Peter Stillman.
(d) Virginia Stillman.

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

5. 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.

6. According to the information in Chapter 4, who was the Scottish sailor considered to be the model for Robinson Crusoe?
(a) Captain Hook.
(b) Peter of Hanover.
(c) Kaspar Hauser.
(d) Alexander Selkirk.

7. What is Quinn reading when the phone rings?
(a) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(b) Tolstoy's War and Peace.
(c) Marco Polo's Travels.
(d) Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.

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

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

10. When Quinn first meets Peter Stillman, what color does he associate with him?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

11. 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 clothes and drops them down the airshaft.
(c) He takes off all of his clothing and tears it up to make bandages.
(d) He takes off all of his clothing and washes it.

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

13. Which historical figure was faced with the challenge of standing an egg on its end?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Washington.
(d) Napoleon.

14. Where does the first face-to-face meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) On the train.
(c) At Peter Stillman's apartment.
(d) In Riverside Park.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Quinn wearing when he first begins writing notes about the Stillman case in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Quinn go at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. Where does the second meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place in Chapter 9?

4. Whom does Peter Stillman fear is going to murder him?

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

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