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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surrounds Henry on his walk on the Rue de Buci?
(a) Hotels and food
(b) Police looking at him suspiciously
(c) Beggars asking for food
(d) Sidewalk food venders

2. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?
(a) She has all the money.
(b) She has many lovers.
(c) She weighs over 180 pounds.
(d) She has two large brothers.

3. Who is the spiritual minded person Henry meets through the photographer?
(a) Voltaire
(b) The Dalai Lama
(c) Anise Nin
(d) Kruger

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

5. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?
(a) It is a place where there is lots of space.
(b) It is a place where he can find quiet to write.
(c) It is a place where they look you square in the eye.
(d) It is a good place for his allergies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Henry's metaphor for his artistic suffering?

3. With what person does Henry compare his writing?

4. What historical information does the photographer give to Henry?

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

(see the answer key)

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