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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?
(a) Villa Broghese
(b) The Dome
(c) The Ritz Hotel
(d) The YMCA

2. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?
(a) It is a place where they look you square in the eye.
(b) It is a good place for his allergies.
(c) It is a place where he can find quiet to write.
(d) It is a place where there is lots of space.

3. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?
(a) She has all the money.
(b) She has two large brothers.
(c) She weighs over 180 pounds.
(d) She has many lovers.

4. What does Henry have to tone down on his new job?
(a) His style of dressing
(b) His singing
(c) His looking for free meals
(d) His vocabulary

5. How is Henry surprised by the blonde woman's action in bed?
(a) He is amazed that she refuses to remove her kimono.
(b) He cannot believe how accomplished she is.
(c) He fears that she is going to substitute her mother in the bed.
(d) He is startled when she reaches up and turns out the lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Henry taken the young Hindu for his sexual experience?

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

3. What does Fillmore leave for Henry every morning after he moves in?

4. What author does Henry discover that cheers him?

5. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?

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