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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Auster plan to do with Virginia Stillman's check?
2. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?
3. What item does Stillman carry with him on his daily walks?
4. According to Stillman's notes in Chapter 5, which character does he suspect of not being trustworthy?
5. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Stillman go after leaving Grand Central Station? Why is Quinn surprised by this?
2. What is unusual about the relationship between Peter Stillman and his wife Virginia? What does Virginia do to make their relationship work?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Describe Stillman's daily routine. What items does he take with him on his daily walks?
6. What is the financial and societal status of the Stillman family? Where do the Stillmans come from?
7. In Chapter 13, where does Quinn go? What does he do there?
8. What is revealed about Quinn's family in Chapter 1 of City of Glass? Where is his family now?
9. What is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps in Chapter 8? What does this message reveal to Quinn about Stillman?
10. In the waiting room, what is the girl's opinion of the William Wilson novel that Quinn wrote? What is Quinn's reaction to her opinion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout The New York Trilogy, there are allusions to Robinson Crusoe. Give an example from each of the three stories. What is the significance of this allusion? What is the relationship between isolation and writing?
Essay Topic 2
Deception is a major theme in The Locked Room. Give three examples of deception in the story and explain the consequences for the writer. What message is communicated about deception and truth in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Give two literary allusions that are found in the story, Ghosts. How do these stories parallel Blue's narrative?
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