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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 planning to send him back to America.
(b) He thinks they are trying to get rid of him.
(c) He thinks they are going to steal his book ideas.
(d) He thinks they are going to ask for rent.

2. What does Henry say about Napoleon?
(a) It was not his military genious; it was his short stature.
(b) He was once what modorf is now.
(c) He was sabotaged by his own lusts.
(d) It was not his ideas they wanted; it was his corpse.

3. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?
(a) She is overdressed in fine silks.
(b) She is overweight and has yellow complexion.
(c) She has gold teeth and a geranium in her hat.
(d) She always hides her face behind a fan.

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

5. In spite of his hunger, where does Henry hang out in the evenings?
(a) The stage door of the Folies-Bergere
(b) The Rue du Pasteur-Wagner
(c) The opera
(d) The Dome

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marlowe about to go?

2. Who does Henry praise for putting her whole soul into her whoring?

3. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?

4. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?

5. Who helps get Henry out of Nanantatee's apartment much of the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Kelpi makes his living.

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

3. What does Henry know about Walter Pach?

4. What is the scene at the beginning of the novel and how does it set up the condition Henry is in while in Paris?

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

6. What does Henry say about his escape from Serge?

7. How does Henry describe Moldorf?

8. How does Henry define health that he equates with optimism?

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

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

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