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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Henry discover that cheers him?
(a) Benedetto Croce
(b) Papini
(c) Immanuel Kant
(d) Goethe

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

3. Who does Henry believe is undermining him during the last days in Villa Borghese?
(a) Tania, Sylverster's wife
(b) Mona, his wife
(c) Elsa, the maid
(d) Fanny, Moldorf's wife

4. What lucky find does Henry make in the cafe?
(a) A woman who loves to support artists
(b) A wallet filled with francs
(c) A ticket to a concert
(d) A book by Papini

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the commune people get money for food?

2. Where is Marlowe about to go?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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