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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens each time Auster tries to reach Virginia Stillman by telephone in Chapter 11?
(a) He speaks to Virginia Stillman.
(b) He speaks to Peter Stillman.
(c) He gets a busy signal.
(d) He speaks to the Stillman's maid.

2. Where is Quinn the second time the telephone rings?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the hallway.
(c) In his office.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. According to Stillman's book, how many years elapsed between the Flood and the Tower of Babel?
(a) 170 years.
(b) 340 years.
(c) 220 years.
(d) 560 years.

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

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

6. What does Peter Stillman have in common with Quinn's son?
(a) They both are Mets fans.
(b) They are both named Peter.
(c) They are the same age.
(d) They are the same height.

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

8. How much money does Quinn withdraw from the automatic teller at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Five hundred and forty-nine dollars.
(b) Three hundred dollars.
(c) Three hundred and forty-nine dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

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

10. In Chapter 8, what time does Stillman begin his daily walks?
(a) Six o'clock in the morning.
(b) Seven o'clock in the evening.
(c) Three o'clock in the afternoon.
(d) Eight o'clock in the morning.

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

12. After Quinn runs out of money and leaves the alleyway, he sees his reflection in a mirror. His own image reminds him of whom?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Jonathon Swift.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) Peter Stillman.

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

14. Whom is Auster expecting when he opens the door to Quinn?
(a) The repairman.
(b) The landlord.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn purchase before leaving the luncheonette?

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

3. According to the telephone conversation at the end of Chapter 1, why does the caller need Quinn to protect him?

4. What is the name of the Park where Stillman tends to spend several hours each day?

5. According to Stillman's book, what was the biblical Adam's only task in the Garden of Eden?

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