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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry want to see in the Pension Orfila?
(a) The bust of Homer
(b) The fabled murals by Picasso
(c) The room where Strindberg once lived
(d) The lavatories with the gold fixtures

2. What is the best thing Henry notes about Kruger, the painter and sculptor?
(a) He is also a great chef.
(b) He is unbelievably wealthy.
(c) He is a splendid housekeeper.
(d) He has many contacts in the publishing world.

3. What does Henry buy with the money he takes from Peckover?
(a) A cheap bottle of wine
(b) Coffee and a croissant
(c) A dozen eggs
(d) An American breakfast

4. What is Nanantatee's stated profession?
(a) A Hindu mystic
(b) An art critic
(c) A pearl merchant
(d) A newspaper publisher

5. How does Henry describe Elsa's piano playing?
(a) Like wind howling through the trees
(b) Like divine music
(c) Like broken pots and skulls clanking
(d) Like an out of tune organ

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Henry return to hustling meals and lodging?

3. Who does Henry believe is undermining him during the last days in Villa Borghese?

4. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?

5. What does Henry believe must go along with ideas?

(see the answer key)

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