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

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

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

4. 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.

5. With what name does Quinn introduce himself the first time that he speaks to Stillman in Chapter 9?
(a) Work.
(b) Dark.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Stillman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Quinn reading when the phone rings?

3. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?

4. What are the titles of the two parts of Stillman's book?

5. What item does Stillman carry with him on his daily walks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the relationship between Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette. What interest unites them?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, why does Quinn finally decide to leave the alleyway? Who is the first person he contacts and what information does this person provide?

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

10. At the end of Chapter 13, what does the narrator reveal about himself? How did he become involved in the story?

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