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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 was Virginia Stillman's profession before she married Peter?
(a) University professor.
(b) Private detective.
(c) Speech therapist.
(d) Librarian.

2. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Four days.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

3. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Henry.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Peter.

4. 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) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Jonathon Swift.
(d) Peter Stillman.

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 began to doubt that Stillman would be so elegant.
(c) He was following the second man out of spite.
(d) He lost sight of the second Stillman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?

2. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?

3. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?

4. In Chapter 10, what novel is Paul Auster writing an article about?

5. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what year did Stillman lock up his son? Why is this significant?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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