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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 Henry describe the poor people of Paris?
(a) A ubiquitous bestilence on the landscape
(b) Like bedbugs in a cheap hotel
(c) The proudest and filthiest lot of beggars on the earth
(d) The stuff that penny operas are made of

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

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

4. How does Henry sum up his idea of le bel aujourd'hui?
(a) No memories, no suffering, no interruptions
(b) No sorrows, no regrets, no past, no future
(c) Sitting down to a good meal daily
(d) Sunshine and lilacs all year long

5. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?
(a) Pity
(b) Lust
(c) Hate
(d) Indifference

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Van Norden's objection to French girls?

2. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?

3. What is ironic about Henry's getting money from Peckover?

4. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?

5. What happens to Henry under the pressure of his job?

(see the answer key)

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