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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he began his writing career, what had the narrator of The Locked Room hoped to become?
(a) A literary critic.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A poet.

2. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?
(a) Because he has family there.
(b) Because brokeness is everywhere in the city.
(c) Because he is a Mets fan.
(d) Because it is the financial capital of the nation.

3. What is the name of Paul Auster's son?
(a) Peter.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Henry.

4. What is Paul Auster's profession?
(a) A musician.
(b) A painter.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A writer.

5. What does the narrator decide from the beginning that he will omit from his book?
(a) Fanshawe's marriage.
(b) Fanshawe's letter to the narrator.
(c) Fanshawe's parents.
(d) Fanshawe's childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1 of The Locked Room, from whom does the narrator receive a letter?

2. With what name does Quinn introduce himself to Stillman during their second meeting in Chapter 9?

3. What does Fanshawe's mother offer the narrator to help him with his project?

4. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?

5. Where does Quinn go at the beginning of Chapter 13?

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