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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?
(a) THE MYTH OF BABEL.
(b) THE MYTH OF PARADISE.
(c) THE NEW BABEL.
(d) THE TOWER OF BABEL.

2. What varsity sport did Fanshawe play for a brief period in his sophomore year before suddenly quitting the team?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Tennis.

3. What is absent from amongst Fanshawe's writings in the suitcase?
(a) Letters and diaries.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Novels.

4. Why is the narrator apprehensive about opening the suitcases and reading Fanshawe's work?
(a) He worries that he will read something very personal about Sophie and Fanshawe's relationship.
(b) He doesn't want Fanshawe's work to be bad, but neither does he want it to be good.
(c) He remembers that Fanshawe liked to write about things that did not interest him.
(d) He has too much of his own work to do and is worried about the time it will take.

5. What does Blue find when he opens the door to Black's apartment after Black tells him to come in?
(a) Black sitting on the toliet, reading a magazine.
(b) Black wearing the Halloween mask, pointing a gun at him.
(c) Black sitting at the table, eating.
(d) Black sitting at his computer, writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the film about the private eye starring Robert Mitchum that Blue goes to see?

2. Where is the story Ghosts set?

3. Who is the editor that the narrator contacts to publish Fanshawe's work?

4. What does Fanshawe warn the narrator about in his letter?

5. According to the end of Chapter 8, what does "El" mean in ancient Hebrew?

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