View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Henry praise for putting her whole soul into her whoring?
(a) Tania
(b) Germaine
(c) Claude
(d) Fanny

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

3. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?
(a) Send him money
(b) Stay away from his wife
(c) Write his reviews for the newspaper
(d) Pay his bar bills

4. What is the main thing worrying Henry about his writing?
(a) Someone stealing his ideas
(b) Not knowing where he can sit to write
(c) Never having enough light to see by
(d) Having a serious writer's block

5. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?
(a) The End of Innocence
(b) The Death of the World
(c) The Last Book
(d) A History of the Left Bank

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?

2. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?

3. What happens in Henry's head as Moldorf reads the letter from Fanny, his wife in America?

4. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 307 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample