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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what is the event that occasions the meeting between Quinn and Stillman?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) A fight.
(c) A car accident.
(d) An earthquake.

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

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

7. 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) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Peter Stillman.
(d) Jonathon Swift.

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

9. From which historic landmark does Quinn telephone Virginia Stillman for the thirteenth time?
(a) The World Trade Center.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The Empire State Building.

10. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) Max Work.
(c) Peter Stillman.
(d) Virginia Stillman.

11. Where does Quinn go at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Columbia Library.
(b) Paul Auster's apartment.
(c) Riverside Park.
(d) The Stillman's apartment.

12. While living in the alleyway in Chapter 12, at what time does Quinn do his grocery shopping each morning?
(a) Eight o'clock in the morning.
(b) Ten o'clock in the morning.
(c) Six-thirty in the morning.
(d) Three-thirty in the morning.

13. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Literature.
(d) The weather.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the Stillman family from?

3. Where does Quinn go to read Stillman's book?

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

5. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?

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