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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surrounds Henry on his walk on the Rue de Buci?
(a) Sidewalk food venders
(b) Police looking at him suspiciously
(c) Hotels and food
(d) Beggars asking for food

2. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?
(a) He thinks they are planning to send him back to America.
(b) He thinks they are going to ask for rent.
(c) He thinks they are going to steal his book ideas.
(d) He thinks they are trying to get rid of him.

3. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?
(a) She always hides her face behind a fan.
(b) She is overdressed in fine silks.
(c) She has gold teeth and a geranium in her hat.
(d) She is overweight and has yellow complexion.

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

5. What is Henry's problem as the novel opens?
(a) He lost his wallet.
(b) He needs a desk or table to write on.
(c) He is about to be evicted.
(d) He is seriously ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?

2. What is the title that Henry wishes he had thought of?

3. Why does Boris not introduce Henry to the American woman who comes to see the apartment?

4. Why does Henry say that no one ever dies in Paris?

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

(see the answer key)

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