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

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

3. Who is the author of The New Babel?
(a) Daniel Quinn.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Henry Dark.
(d) John Milton.

4. 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) Three-thirty in the morning.
(d) Six-thirty in the morning.

5. Why does Quinn decide not to continue following the second Stillman and to instead turn around and follow the first?
(a) He flipped a coin.
(b) He was following the second man out of spite.
(c) He lost sight of the second Stillman.
(d) He began to doubt that Stillman would be so elegant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Quinn decide that fate is telling him that he cannot quit the Stillman case?

2. In Chapter 8, what time does Stillman begin his daily walks?

3. How much money does Quinn withdraw from the automatic teller at the end of Chapter 11?

4. Where is the Stillman family from?

5. What doubts does Quinn have about the letters from the maps?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. According to Peter, what was his father's motivation for locking him up in the dark for so many years? Was he successful?

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

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

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

9. What is Stillman's project as he explains it to Quinn in Chapter 9? Why is this work necessary?

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

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