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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, how does Quinn contact Auster?
(a) He writes him a letter.
(b) He visits his apartment.
(c) He calls him on the telephone.
(d) He sends him a telegram.

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

4. 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) Seven days.
(d) One day.

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

6. According to the telephone conversation at the end of Chapter 1, why does the caller need Quinn to protect him?
(a) The caller has committed a crime.
(b) The caller is paranoid.
(c) The caller believes he is going to be murdered.
(d) The caller is a celebrity.

7. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?
(a) Henry.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Peter.

8. Who held Peter Stillman captive in the dark room for nine years?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

9. 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.

10. In Chapter 7, where does Quinn go to find Stillman?
(a) Shea Stadium.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) The Columbia Library.

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

12. What is the last sentence written in the red notebook?
(a) "What will happen when there are no more pages in the red notebook?"
(b) "So it goes."
(c) "Whatever happened to Peter Stillman?"
(d) "This is the last will and testament of Daniel Quinn."

13. What does Quinn do to alleviate his boredom while following Stillman?
(a) He sings to himself.
(b) He draws pictures of horses in the red notebook.
(c) He writes love letters to Virginia Stillman in the red notebook.
(d) He records meticulous details about Stillman in the red notebook.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?

2. After Quinn runs out of money and leaves the alleyway, he sees his reflection in a mirror. His own image reminds him of whom?

3. At the end of Chapter 13, what is the relationship between the narrator and Paul Auster?

4. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?

5. Which historical figure was faced with the challenge of standing an egg on its end?

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