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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?
(a) His superb health
(b) His new book
(c) His good friends
(d) His empty stomach

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

3. Where is Marlowe about to go?
(a) Hamburg
(b) London
(c) San Francisco
(d) New York City

4. What does the American woman inquire about that astonishes Henry?
(a) The heating system
(b) The view
(c) The furniture
(d) The toilet

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?

3. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?

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

5. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?

(see the answer key)

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