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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of Marlowe's assurances, what do Carl and Henry know he will not do?
(a) Pay them when he returns
(b) Recommend them for jobs
(c) Write them them every day
(d) Bring them souvenirs from America

2. In spite of his hunger, where does Henry hang out in the evenings?
(a) The Dome
(b) The Rue du Pasteur-Wagner
(c) The opera
(d) The stage door of the Folies-Bergere

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

4. How are Boris and Henry planning to write THE LAST BOOK?
(a) Dictating to a secretary
(b) In French and German
(c) Each one writing every other chapter
(d) Anonymously

5. What does Nanantatee's friend, Kelpi, do when Nanantatee is not at home?
(a) He raids the cabinet for food.
(b) He sits on the front steps and waits for him.
(c) He looks for loose change in the sofa.
(d) He tells Henry secrets about Nanantatee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What price is extracted from Henry for his meals at the Cronstadts?

2. Normally a slob, how does Nanantatee change after Henry moves in?

3. How does Henry picture Serge's lazy slut of a wife?

4. About what does Serge want to learn?

5. What does Serge offer Henry in exchange for his services?

(see the answer key)

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