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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Henry's wife, Mona, been gone from Paris?
(a) A month
(b) Several days
(c) Three years
(d) A year

2. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?
(a) Hate
(b) Pity
(c) Indifference
(d) Lust

3. In Henry's fantasy about Fanny, what is happening to her?
(a) She is blowing up li9ke a balloon.
(b) She is melting.
(c) She is crying hysterically.
(d) Something is tickling her.

4. How does Henry describe the poor people of Paris?
(a) The proudest and filthiest lot of beggars on the earth
(b) Like bedbugs in a cheap hotel
(c) The stuff that penny operas are made of
(d) A ubiquitous bestilence on the landscape

5. What is Marlowe's usual trick to get out of paying a bar bill?
(a) He pretends he doesn't see the bill.
(b) He mumbles about leaving his wallet in other pants.
(c) He pretends he is going blind.
(d) He makes a quick trip to the toilet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?

2. How does Henry describe Elsa's piano playing?

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

4. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?

5. How does Henry say Moldorf hears his own voice?

(see the answer key)

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