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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. Where did Virginia and Peter Stillman meet?
2. At the end of Chapter 4, Quinn begins to think of preventing Peter Stillman's murder as personal redemption for his inability to prevent the death of whom?
3. What does Virginia Stillman do after she walks Quinn to the door in Chapter 3?
4. What is the title of Quinn's book of poetry?
5. Where is the Stillman family from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the danger of Quinn's becoming too bored while following Stillman? Who does he pretend to be in order to combat his boredom?
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. In Chapter 11, what does Quinn write about in the red notebook? According to his observations, what is the social hierarchy of the vagabond population like?
4. What interests Auster about the authorship of Don Quixote? According to Auster, what was the experiment that Don Quixote was conducting?
5. In the telephone calls in Chapter 1, with whom is Quinn confused? What is the nature of this person's work?
6. 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?
7. According to Stillman's book, where should the new paradise be built? When should this building occur and why then?
8. Where does Stillman go after leaving Grand Central Station? Why is Quinn surprised by this?
9. What is unusual about the relationship between Peter Stillman and his wife Virginia? What does Virginia do to make their relationship work?
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
Maps are important objects in City of Glass. How are maps used in this story? What is the symbolic association between maps and exploration as it relates to the character of Stillman?
Essay Topic 2
Letters are important objects in The New York Trilogy. How do these objects impulse the action of the narrative? Give two specific examples from The Locked Room.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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