The People of Paper Quiz

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The story of Cardinal Mahony echoes that of which character, and why? (from Part 3, Chapters 25 and 26)

Saturn: the life of each man was changed as a result of loving, and winning, a woman.

Federico: the life of each man was changed as the result of loving, and losing, a woman.

Little Merced: the life of each character was changed as a result of accepting the call to become a person of God.

Apolonio: the life of each character was changed as the result of each man rejecting a call to become a person of God.

At the end of Part 2, Chapter 10 and 11, what detail in the story of Jonathan Mead suggests that Cameroon is the daughter he is searching for? (from Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11)

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being with a man who has two identities.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being invited to stay at a honeymoon resort.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, visiting the ninth wonder of the world.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being with a man whose daughter is addicted to limes.

In Part 1, Chapter 7, what do the lining of the houses with lead and the change in focus of conversation have in common? (from Part 1, Chapter 7)

They are both ways of keeping Saturn from knowing the characters' thoughts.

They are both ways of making sure that El Monte keeps the flower-picking industry.

They are both ways of making sure that El Monte doesn't crumble like Julieta's home town.

They are both ways of keeping the mysterious Apolonio from getting too much access to the townspeople's thoughts.

What is the most likely source of the lime shells discovered by Federico in Part 1, Chatper 1, Section 2? (from Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2)

The Baby Nostradamus: his mother hides them under the seat so that people won't think she is a bad mother for letting him eat them.

Santos: he hides them under the seat so Federico won't know that he (Santos) gave them to Little Merced.

Little Merced: she hides them under the seat so he won't find out that she was eating them.

Federico: he hides them under the seat (and then forgets about them) because he doesn't want Little Merced to know that he has any.

Given what has transpired earlier, particularly between Saturn / Plascencia and Smiley, what do you think is the reason why Saturn’s columns in the early part of this section (Part 3, Chapter 15) are blank? (from Part 3, “The Sky is Falling”, Chapter 15)

Saturn / Plascencia had earlier said he was sick of the characters: the blank columns suggest that he has left them to their own devices.

Saturn / Plascencia had earlier said he was abandoning the novel: the blank columns suggest that he has.

Smiley had made Saturn / Plascencia promise to not influence the lives of the characters any more: the blank columns suggest that he has.

Smiley had convinced Saturn / Plascencia to focus on another piece of writing: the blank columns suggest that he has.