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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry imagine is the value of the ring he tries to pawn?
(a) Thirty centimes
(b) Fifty francs
(c) A dollar and a half
(d) A pound and six pence

2. Why does Boris not introduce Henry to the American woman who comes to see the apartment?
(a) Because he fears Henry will say the wrong thing
(b) Because Henry needs a bath
(c) Because he hates Henry
(d) Because she is beautiful

3. Where does Henry stay warm on a cold Easter morning?
(a) In the Dome
(b) In bed
(c) In Eglise Ste.-Clotilde
(d) In the hotel lobby

4. What does the American woman inquire about that astonishes Henry?
(a) The furniture
(b) The toilet
(c) The heating system
(d) The view

5. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?
(a) They are hungry and tired.
(b) They are bewitched by words.
(c) They lack self-confidence.
(d) They are mad and tone deaf.

6. With what person does Henry compare his writing?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Mona, his wife
(c) Boris, another writer
(d) Moldorf, the dwarf

7. How does Henry say he knows Nanantatee?
(a) They met on the ship coming from America.
(b) Boris introduced them.
(c) They met at the Dome.
(d) They met in New York.

8. What is the movie playing at the Cine Combat?
(a) The Jazz Singer
(b) Notorious
(c) Metropolis
(d) Gone With the Wind

9. What is Henry's description of Marlowe?
(a) A broomstick wearing clothes
(b) The living epitome of Ickabod Crane
(c) A scarecrow in a cornfield
(d) Nothing but a skull perforated by two deep sockets

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

11. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?
(a) He has everything because he has a rich wife.
(b) He is someone Henry wants to know better.
(c) He makes no sense when he talks.
(d) He is a better writer than Henry.

12. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?
(a) The Mona Lisa scratching herself to get rid of bedbugs.
(b) Boris, Carl, and Tania laughing at him in the Louvre.
(c) The dancers and audience of Follies-Bergere all naked and scratching fleas.
(d) Germaine forcing him to marry her when she gets pregnant.

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

14. What is Marlowe's usual trick to get out of paying a bar bill?
(a) He pretends he is going blind.
(b) He mumbles about leaving his wallet in other pants.
(c) He makes a quick trip to the toilet.
(d) He pretends he doesn't see the bill.

15. Why is Serge happy to meet Henry?
(a) He wants an English teacher.
(b) He has read Henry's articles.
(c) He wants to meet Germaine.
(d) He needs a guide around Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?

2. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?

3. How does Henry describe the poor people of Paris?

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

5. What does Henry think about when he listens to Debussy?

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