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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story the blonde woman tells Henry through her tears?
(a) She says she is about to be evicted from her rooms.
(b) She says her daughter is in the hsopital.
(c) She says she is being blackmailed.
(d) She says she has recently buried her child.

2. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?
(a) His new book
(b) His good friends
(c) His superb health
(d) His empty stomach

3. What kind of work is Henry doing that is not very creative?
(a) Writing jingles
(b) Making ad layouts
(c) Book binding
(d) Proofreading

4. How much money does Henry get from Peckover?
(a) One franc-fifty
(b) Fifty francs
(c) Fifty centimes
(d) Ten francs

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In spite of his hunger, where does Henry hang out in the evenings?

3. Why does Van Norden insist that his teeth are all rotten?

4. What is Henry's opinion about the war games that take place at the barracks next to Fillmore's place?

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

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