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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second time Quinn awakens in the small room at the back of the apartment, what does he find waiting for him?
(a) A bottle of bourbon.
(b) A check from Paul Auster.
(c) A letter from Virginia Stillman.
(d) A roast beef dinner.

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

3. What is the name of the persona that Stillman invents in his book in order to protect himself?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Humpty Dumpty.
(c) Max Work.
(d) Henry Dark.

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

5. What does Quinn do for a living?
(a) Writes mystery novels.
(b) Writes poetry.
(c) Writes medical textbooks.
(d) Writes romance novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul Auster's profession?

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

3. What does Quinn do to alleviate his boredom while following Stillman?

4. How many hours does Quinn sleep each night while living in the alleyway across from the Stillman's apartment?

5. In Chapter 7, where does Quinn go to find Stillman?

Short Essay Questions

1. After losing track of Stillman, who does Quinn seek out for advice on the Stillman case? Why does he think this person will be able to help him?

2. What interests Auster about the authorship of Don Quixote? According to Auster, what was the experiment that Don Quixote was conducting?

3. What does Quinn believe is the key to effective detective work? Does his theory prove to be correct? Why or why not?

4. Why is Virginia Stillman scared when Quinn calls her at the end of Chapter 9? What makes her think that Stillman may have contacted Peter?

5. According to Stillman's book, where should the new paradise be built? When should this building occur and why then?

6. What job does Virginia Stillman hire Auster to do? How does she expect him to start?

7. What is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps in Chapter 8? What does this message reveal to Quinn about Stillman?

8. In Chapter 13, where does Quinn go? What does he do there?

9. What role does fate have in Quinn's involvement in the Stillman case? What does Quinn consider to be a sign of fate's decision?

10. What is Stillman's theory about having children? What is the correlation between having children and knowledge?

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