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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nanantatee irritate Henry?
(a) He insists on calling him Endree.
(b) He does not offer wine to Henry when he drinks.
(c) He cleans his apartment all the time.
(d) He tries to convert Henry to Hinduism.

2. What does Henry think about when he listens to Debussy?
(a) He thinks about bedbugs and fleas.
(b) He thinks about his next meal.
(c) He wonders how a woman feels during sex.
(d) He thinks about where he can find a place to stay.

3. What is it in Irene's expensive hotel that makes Henry think about Van Norden?
(a) A young virgin coming in as he is going out
(b) The revolving door
(c) Seeing a prostitute he had once pointed out ot Henry
(d) All the rich Englishwomen there

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

5. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?
(a) A History of the Left Bank
(b) The End of Innocence
(c) The Death of the World
(d) The Last Book

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry resist taking from the Cronstadt baby?

2. What kind of work is Henry doing that is not very creative?

3. How does Kelpi make his living?

4. At the Villa Borghese, what is the Englishman doing upstairs?

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

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