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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What was Carl's problem with Irene?
(a) Vinereal diseast
(b) Intimidation
(c) Stammering
(d) Impotence

3. How long does it take before Irene agrees to meet Carl in her hotel?
(a) The end of the year
(b) Over a year
(c) About six months
(d) Only a few weeks

4. What does Macha do immediately when she sees that two men live at Fillmore's place?
(a) She sizes up which one has the money.
(b) She gets frightened and leaves.
(c) She informs them that she is not that kind of woman.
(d) She begins to try and play them against each other.

5. What does Fillmore do when he arrives home from work in the evenings?
(a) He uncorks some champagne.
(b) He invites Henry out to dinner.
(c) He goes to the table to see how many pages Henry has written that day.
(d) He tells Henry about the women he met that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Van Norden insist that his teeth are all rotten?

2. What does Van Norden use to bribe Henry into helping him?

3. How does Henry make a little extra money while he is at Fillmore's place?

4. To torment Carl, what gossip does Marlowe whisper in his ear?

5. What is Van Norden's objection to French girls?

(see the answer key)

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