2. One place has a good room but why does he not take it?
(a) To get to his room he would have to pass through a blind man's room.
(b) He suspects it has bedbugs and fleas, although he never saw them.
(c) It is too near Sylvester's apartment and he wants to be far away.
(d) It is too far away from the places he likes to walk in the evenings.

3. What does Henry want to see in the Pension Orfila?
(a) The bust of Homer
(b) The lavatories with the gold fixtures
(c) The room where Strindberg once lived
(d) The fabled murals by Picasso

4. What does Van Norden use to bribe Henry into helping him?
(a) A place to write
(b) A few hundred francs
(c) His black book of names of girls who have sex for free
(d) The promise of a meal now and then

5. What is the best thing Henry notes about Kruger, the painter and sculptor?
(a) He is a splendid housekeeper.
(b) He has many contacts in the publishing world.
(c) He is also a great chef.
(d) He is unbelievably wealthy.

6. At three o'clock in the morning, what is going on in Fillmore's apartment?
(a) Macha wakes them up to get her things out of the apartment.
(b) Henry and Fillmore have two naked trollops romping on the floor.
(c) Henry and Fillmore are deep in metaphysical discussion.
(d) Henry and Fillmore have both fallen asleep with their clothes on.

7. Why had Henry gone in to see a Rabbi?
(a) He thought the synagogue was a school.
(b) He wanted instruction to become a Jew.
(c) He was looking for a Jewish friend.
(d) He thought Jews would be more generous than Christians.

8. How much does Henry plan to spend on the blonde woman?
(a) He plans to spend only fifty francs.
(b) He plans to offer to let her move in with him.
(c) He plans to get her to bed him for free.
(d) He plans to spend over a hundred francs.

9. Why is Henry going to Dijon?
(a) He was invited to visit Collins.
(b) He wants to get some fresh mustard.
(c) He wants to get out of Paris for a while.
(d) He has accepted a non-paying job at the University.

10. Why could Henry never show Mona the Paris he loves?
(a) The Paris he loves is only in his mind.
(b) It can only be seen through loneliness and hunger.
(c) He cannot take her to the places like the Dome.
(d) Mona never stays long enough for him to do it.

11. What does Henry believe must go along with ideas?
(a) Politics
(b) Philosophy
(c) Religion
(d) Action

12. What is the wild story Macha first tells Fillmore?
(a) That her family in Russia were in danger of being shot.
(b) That she had thrown herself in the Seine after her film career stalled.
(c) That the studio was refusing to release her film.
(d) That her lover had left her for another actress.

13. What is Henry's response when the English girl asks for a loan of fifteen or twenty francs?
(a) He laughs in her face.
(b) He gives her fifty francs.
(c) He insists that she go to bed with him.
(d) He runs away from her.

14. What was Carl's problem with Irene?
(a) Impotence
(b) Vinereal diseast
(c) Stammering
(d) Intimidation

15. What is Henry's view of his world?
(a) It is dying of cancer.
(b) It is coming back to life.
(c) It is getting smaller and smaller.
(d) It is dying of cancer.