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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?
(a) He thinks they are trying to get rid of him.
(b) He thinks they are going to ask for rent.
(c) He thinks they are going to steal his book ideas.
(d) He thinks they are planning to send him back to America.

2. 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.

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

4. What is the condition of the beds in the commune?
(a) They are used by three or four people at once.
(b) They have no blankets against the cold nights.
(c) They are crawling with bedbugs.
(d) They are straw mats on a hard floor.

5. How long has Henry's wife, Mona, been gone from Paris?
(a) Several days
(b) A month
(c) Three years
(d) A year

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?

3. How does Henry slightly disagree with Papini?

4. How does Moldorf view Sylvester?

5. What does Henry imagine is the value of the ring he tries to pawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Henry's bright idea to get at least one free meal a day?

2. In relating his experience with the young Hindu, what is Henry expressing about his own beliefs?

3. How does Henry describe the book on which he is working?

4. How does Henry describe the relationship between him, Boris, and Elsa?

5. How does Henry contrast a merry-go-round and the Germans?

6. Why does Henry go so often to the American Express office?

7. What had Henry hoped for when he met Serge?

8. What does Henry know about Walter Pach?

9. What lie does Henry tell the Cronstadts when they invite him to join their meal?

10. In an attempt to get money, what is Henry unable to do?

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