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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To torment Carl, what gossip does Marlowe whisper in his ear?
(a) Your favorite girl has the clap.
(b) The police are looking for you.
(c) You're going to lose your job.
(d) Your apartment building is about to be condemned.

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

3. How does Henry make a little extra money while he is at Fillmore's place?
(a) He pawns things Fillmore would probably not miss.
(b) Occasionally Carl comes by with a writing assignment he does not want to do himself.
(c) He sells some of the pornographic pictures he posed for.
(d) He does more nude modeling for Swift.

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 begins to try and play them against each other.
(c) She gets frightened and leaves.
(d) She informs them that she is not that kind of woman.

5. What does Henry say Van Norden tracks down like a sleuth?
(a) Cheap prostitutes
(b) Rich women
(c) Virgins
(d) Married women

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry sum up his idea of le bel aujourd'hui?

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

3. Describe the ridiculous method Fillmore has of getting women into his bedroom.

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

5. What are the physical ailments of the people in Fillmore's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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