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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8, what do each of the maps of Stillman's routes resemble to Quinn?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A flower.
(c) A letter of the alphabet.
(d) A heart.

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

5. 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.

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

8. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?
(a) Because he is a Mets fan.
(b) Because brokeness is everywhere in the city.
(c) Because he has family there.
(d) Because it is the financial capital of the nation.

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

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

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

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

13. Why does Quinn decide that fate is telling him that he cannot quit the Stillman case?
(a) Because he finds a copy of Stillman's book in a shop.
(b) Because he finds a photograph of Peter in the park.
(c) Because he is unable to reach Virginia Stillman.
(d) Because he flips a coin and it comes up heads.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The New Babel?

2. Where did Virginia and Peter Stillman meet?

3. In their first conversation in Chapter 9, what does Stillman tell Quinn his project is?

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

5. What does Quinn purchase before leaving the luncheonette?

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