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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Serge offer Henry in exchange for his services?
(a) Fifty francs a week.
(b) One meal a day and a place to sleep.
(c) Introductions to wealthy patrons.
(d) A private loft where he can write.

2. Why is Serge happy to meet Henry?
(a) He wants to meet Germaine.
(b) He wants an English teacher.
(c) He has read Henry's articles.
(d) He needs a guide around Paris.

3. How long has Henry's wife, Mona, been gone from Paris?
(a) A year
(b) A month
(c) Three years
(d) Several days

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nanantatee irritate Henry?

2. What does Henry buy with the money he takes from Peckover?

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

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

5. Why can Henry not go to the cinema or into the opium joint?

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