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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Henry's head as Moldorf reads the letter from Fanny, his wife in America?
(a) One of his surrealist fantasies
(b) He thinks about his own wife, Mona
(c) He gets a migraine
(d) He daydreams of flying to America

2. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?
(a) He has everything because he has a rich wife.
(b) He makes no sense when he talks.
(c) He is a better writer than Henry.
(d) He is someone Henry wants to know better.

3. What is Henry's description of Marlowe?
(a) A broomstick wearing clothes
(b) Nothing but a skull perforated by two deep sockets
(c) The living epitome of Ickabod Crane
(d) A scarecrow in a cornfield

4. What makes Henry feel ill when he opens the door of the commune?
(a) The body odor of the Russians
(b) The smell of disinfectants
(c) The stale smoke in the room
(d) The smell of cooking with rancid butter

5. At the Villa Borghese, what is the Englishman doing upstairs?
(a) Playing Bach
(b) Hammering nails
(c) Tap dancing
(d) Cooking stew

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?

2. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?

3. What woman is Henry obsessed with?

4. In Henry's fantasy about Fanny, what is happening to her?

5. Why can Henry not go to the cinema or into the opium joint?

(see the answer key)

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