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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Henry not go to the cinema or into the opium joint?
(a) He is short a few sous.
(b) He needs to save the money to buy breakfast.
(c) He can't afford to be seen there.
(d) He has been banned from both places.

2. What deformity does Henry have in his fantasy at the cinema?
(a) He has a crippled right hand.
(b) He has a club foot.
(c) He has a glass eye.
(d) He is short like Moldorf.

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

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

5. What makes Henry feel ill when he opens the door of the commune?
(a) The smell of cooking with rancid butter
(b) The body odor of the Russians
(c) The smell of disinfectants
(d) The stale smoke in the room

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?

2. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?

3. Who does Henry praise for putting her whole soul into her whoring?

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

5. What is ironic about Henry's getting money from Peckover?

(see the answer key)

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