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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. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?
2. The second time Quinn awakens in the small room at the back of the apartment, what does he find waiting for him?
3. In Chapter 7, where does Quinn go to find Stillman?
4. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?
5. What is Paul Auster's profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the relationship between Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette. What interest unites them?
3. What is the financial and societal status of the Stillman family? Where do the Stillmans come from?
4. What is unusual about the relationship between Peter Stillman and his wife Virginia? What does Virginia do to make their relationship work?
5. 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?
6. What does Quinn believe is the key to effective detective work? Does his theory prove to be correct? Why or why not?
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. In Chapter 13, where does Quinn go? What does he do there?
9. 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?
10. What is Stillman's project as he explains it to Quinn in Chapter 9? Why is this work necessary?
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
Authorship and authority are major themes in City of Glass. Compare the role of Cid Hamete Benengeli in Don Quixote to the role of Quinn in City of Glass. How do these fictional sources reinforce the author's ethos in each case?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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