Beatrice and Virgil Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

What is significant about the taxidermist's note in Part 7? (from Part 7)

Its reference to the taxidermist wanting to kill someone.

Its reference to a new scene in the play.

Its reference to murder.

Its reference to the death of Erasmus.

2.

What is the most likely reason that Henry decided to move? (from Part 1)

He and his wife wanted to get away from a country with high taxation for writers.

He and his wife wanted to raise a family in another city.

He hoped that a change in location would help him regain his perspective on writing.

He hoped that a change in location would help him regain his perspective on writing poetry.

3.

What is the most likely reason that Henry is surprised when the taxidermist shows him Beatrice and Virgil? (from Part 3)

He thought Beatrice was the monkey and Virgil was the donkey.

He thought that the play was an imagined encounter between Dante's Beatrice and Virgil.

There was nothing about the scene in the envelope that suggested they were animals.

There was nothing about the scene in the envelope that suggested the taxidermist was writing about animals that were already dead.

4.

In Part 1, what does Henry believe will be the most effective outlet for his redirected creative energies? (from Part 1)

Writing a new novel.

Raising two pets.

Raising a child.

Working in a cafe.

5.

What is the significance of the games that Henry creates in Part 8? (from Part 8)

It is the first piece of fiction he has written since his successful first novel.

It is the first play he has written since the successful production of his first play.

It is the first piece of fiction he has written since the failure of his book.

It is the first time he has tried to write about the Holocaust in the medium of fiction.

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