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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. In Chapter 7, where does Quinn go to find Stillman?
(a) Shea Stadium.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) The Columbia Library.

2. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?
(a) They should meet once per week.
(b) They should maintain close contact.
(c) They should be unaware of each other's work.
(d) They should live together.

3. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?
(a) Dante's Divine Comedy.
(b) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(c) Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
(d) Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is the girl reading with whom Quinn converses in the waiting room?

2. When Quinn first meets Peter Stillman, what color does he associate with him?

3. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?

4. What does Quinn do for a living?

5. Where does Quinn go to read Stillman's book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is unusual about the relationship between Peter Stillman and his wife Virginia? What does Virginia do to make their relationship work?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. While Quinn is living in the alleyway in Chapter 12, what is his sleep schedule like? How is he able to measure the amount of time he has been sleeping?

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