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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through City of Glass, Chapter 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Quinn decide that fate is telling him that he cannot quit the Stillman case?
(a) Because he is unable to reach Virginia Stillman.
(b) Because he finds a copy of Stillman's book in a shop.
(c) Because he flips a coin and it comes up heads.
(d) Because he finds a photograph of Peter in the park.

2. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?
(a) Nietzsche and Heidigger.
(b) Milton and Dark.
(c) Locke and Rousseau.
(d) Hume and Kant.

3. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?
(a) Fingerpaint.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A computer.
(d) A pen.

4. In Chapter 10, what novel is Paul Auster writing an article about?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Cervantes.
(d) Amadis de Gaula.

5. According to Stillman, what secret reference do the initials H.D. have?
(a) Heraclitus and Democritus.
(b) Humpty Dumpty.
(c) Henry Dark.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?

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

3. From which historic landmark does Quinn telephone Virginia Stillman for the thirteenth time?

4. Whom is Auster expecting when he opens the door to Quinn?

5. Where is Quinn the second time the telephone rings?

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