The People of Paper Quiz

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The narrative refers to Saturn (Plascencia) referring to a female character as "she whose name he now refused to say." Which character, referred to earlier in the narrative, is the mostly candidate to be this "she"? (from Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 2)

Cameroon, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-girlfriend.

Little Merced, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-protagonist.

Liz, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-girlfriend.

Julieta, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-protagonist.

The fact that Smiley's EMF tattoo is covered by a block of black ink echoes what other element? (from Part 3, Chapters 16 through 19)

Julieta's loving acceptance of Froggy's own EMF tattoo.

Sandra's negative reaction to Froggy's EMF tattoo.

The representation of the thoughts of both the Baby Nostradamus and Little Merced as being covered with blocks of black ink.

The representation of the thoughts of both Saturn and Federico.

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)

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

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

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

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

In this section (Part 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14), Cameroon is referred to as a saint. Which other character is referred to as a saint, and which other character might have been considered a saint (i.e. because of an interaction with the divine) if someone else had not had other ideas? (from Part 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14)

Little Merced; Smiley.

Smiley: Apolonio's mother.

Santos; Apolonio's mother.

Santos; Little Merced.

There is a reference in Chapter 21 to a quote from "The Book of Incandescent Light" that, in turn, refers to a girl with stings on her arms. Which character might this be seen as a reference to? (from Part 3, Chapters 21, 22, and 23)

Cameroon.

Sandra.

Julieta.

Little Merced.