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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. What does Quinn do with the clothes he is wearing in Chapter 13?
(a) He takes off all of his clothes and drops them down the airshaft.
(b) He takes off all of his clothing and tears it up to make bandages.
(c) He takes off all of his clothing and washes it.
(d) He takes off all of his clothing and burns it.

2. Where does the first face-to-face meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place?
(a) At Peter Stillman's apartment.
(b) On the train.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) In Riverside Park.

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

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

5. In their first conversation in Chapter 9, what does Stillman tell Quinn his project is?
(a) Drawing maps of the city.
(b) Collecting street trash.
(c) Building the Tower of Babel.
(d) Inventing a new language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stillman eat his dinner on most days?

2. Whom does Peter Stillman fear is going to murder him?

3. In Chapter 10, how does Quinn contact Auster?

4. During their third and final meeting in Chapter 9, what name does Quinn give to Stillman?

5. According to the information in Chapter 4, who was the Scottish sailor considered to be the model for Robinson Crusoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Stillman go after leaving Grand Central Station? Why is Quinn surprised by this?

2. What is revealed about Quinn's family in Chapter 1 of City of Glass? Where is his family now?

3. Describe Stillman's daily routine. What items does he take with him on his daily walks?

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

5. 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?

6. What is the financial and societal status of the Stillman family? Where do the Stillmans come from?

7. Why did Stillman invent the persona of Henry Dark? What significance does this name have?

8. What is the first thing that Quinn writes in the red notebook? Why is this significant?

9. 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?

10. In the telephone calls in Chapter 1, with whom is Quinn confused? What is the nature of this person's work?

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