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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?
(a) Send him money
(b) Pay his bar bills
(c) Stay away from his wife
(d) Write his reviews for the newspaper

2. Why does Van Norden insist that his teeth are all rotten?
(a) Because of the water in Paris
(b) Because of the bread in France
(c) Because he lost his toothbrush
(d) Because his dentist is incompetent

3. What is Van Norden's objection to French girls?
(a) Either they want money or to get married.
(b) They act as though they are doing him a favor.
(c) They wear too much perfume.
(d) They charge too much for their services.

4. How does Henry sum up his idea of le bel aujourd'hui?
(a) Sunshine and lilacs all year long
(b) No memories, no suffering, no interruptions
(c) No sorrows, no regrets, no past, no future
(d) Sitting down to a good meal daily

5. Why does Van Norden not want to go to the Dome?
(a) He was there only last night.
(b) He does not like the decor.
(c) He is tired of going to the Dome.
(d) He owes too much money there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marlowe's usual trick to get out of paying a bar bill?

2. What is it in Irene's expensive hotel that makes Henry think about Van Norden?

3. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?

4. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?

5. What does Henry do after Fillmore leaves for work in the mornings?

(see the answer key)

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