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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry's opinion about the war games that take place at the barracks next to Fillmore's place?
(a) He thinks they are depressing and utterly ridiculous.
(b) He thinks they are quite entertaining.
(c) He thinks that maybe he sould join the French Foriegn Legion.
(d) He thinks that it makes him feel safe to be in France.

2. How does Henry make the decision to go to the blonde woman's apartment?
(a) He thinks it will be cheaper than paying for a hotel room.
(b) He thinks that at her place he might suggest moving in with her.
(c) He believes she will not sleep with him in a hotel.
(d) He thinks it will cheer her up if he goes to her place.

3. Why does Henry return to hustling meals and lodging?
(a) He is trying to save his own money.
(b) He doesn't make enough money on his job.
(c) Nanantatee kicks him out.
(d) He gets fired from his job.

4. What historical information does the photographer give to Henry?
(a) The part France played in Columbus's expeditions
(b) Personal information about great writers he has photographed
(c) The unwritten details of Marie Antoinette's beheading
(d) The history of the Jews during the Black Death

5. Why is Henry writing letters to Irene?
(a) She is the rich woman they are trying to secure for Carl.
(b) She has a room for rent in her house.
(c) She answers her letter with money enclosed.
(d) She is a great literary agent.

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

7. Describe the ridiculous method Fillmore has of getting women into his bedroom.
(a) He wants them to see his etchings.
(b) He asks them to suggest how he should redecorate.
(c) He shows them his laundry bag with the slogan, No tickee, no washee.
(d) He shows them the view of the barracks.

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

9. How long does it take before Irene agrees to meet Carl in her hotel?
(a) The end of the year
(b) About six months
(c) Over a year
(d) Only a few weeks

10. How is Henry greeted by Macha when he first meets her?
(a) She looks at him imperiously and asks if he's the butler.
(b) She comes to the door wearing only a filmy negligee.
(c) She refuses to recognize his presence.
(d) She says, "So you're the writer."

11. What does Henry have to learn to do in his new job?
(a) Kiss the boss' ass
(b) Make coffee
(c) Operate a printing press
(d) Write obituaries

12. 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 runs away from her.
(c) He gives her fifty francs.
(d) He insists that she go to bed with him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry say he knows about in the same way he knows about slaughterhouses and morgues?

2. What does Fillmore do when he arrives home from work in the evenings?

3. One place has a good room but why does he not take it?

4. When Henry is alone with Tania, what does she do?

5. What was Carl's problem with Irene?

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