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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Sylvester if he can stay with him until he goes to bed?
(a) Henry
(b) Cronstadt
(c) Moldorf
(d) Boris

2. What does Henry resist taking from the Cronstadt baby?
(a) A pacifier
(b) A Teddy bear
(c) A glass of milk
(d) A chicken bone

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

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

5. Who are most of Henry's friends in Paris?
(a) Spaniards
(b) Other Americans
(c) Waiters
(d) Jews

Short Answer Questions

1. In spite of Marlowe's assurances, what do Carl and Henry know he will not do?

2. Where does Henry stay warm on a cold Easter morning?

3. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?

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

5. Having gone all day without anything to eat, what enters Henry's mind?

(see the answer key)

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