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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through City of Glass, Chapter 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Quinn first meets Peter Stillman, what color does he associate with him?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

2. The second time Quinn awakens in the small room at the back of the apartment, what does he find waiting for him?
(a) A bottle of bourbon.
(b) A letter from Virginia Stillman.
(c) A check from Paul Auster.
(d) A roast beef dinner.

3. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?
(a) The weather.
(b) Football.
(c) Literature.
(d) Baseball.

4. Where does Stillman eat his dinner on most days?
(a) At an Italian restaurant.
(b) At his hotel.
(c) At a friend's home.
(d) At the Apollo Coffee Shop.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Quinn spend many hours doing each day while he is living in the alleyway?
(a) Looking up at the sky.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?

3. What does Virginia Stillman do after she walks Quinn to the door in Chapter 3?

4. What does Quinn find when he returns to his apartment?

5. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?

(see the answer key)

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