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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?
(a) Germaine
(b) Tania
(c) Mona
(d) Fanny

2. What price is extracted from Henry for his meals at the Cronstadts?
(a) Carbons and babysitting
(b) Translating letters
(c) Reading from his manuscript
(d) Cleaning the toilets

3. What does Henry imagine is the value of the ring he tries to pawn?
(a) Thirty centimes
(b) Fifty francs
(c) A dollar and a half
(d) A pound and six pence

4. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?
(a) His toupee
(b) His gold pen
(c) His false teeth
(d) His wallet

5. How does Henry say Moldorf hears his own voice?
(a) He hears the pounding of the suft.
(b) He hears a roar while others hear a squeak.
(c) He hears the whisper of the breeze.
(d) He hears the monotone of the telegraph lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?

2. Where are the people from who are coming to view the Villa Borghese apartment?

3. Why is Henry always looking for a free meal?

4. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?

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

(see the answer key)

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