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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who greets Quinn at the apartment door?
(a) Max Work.
(b) Peter Stillman.
(c) Virginia Stillman.
(d) Paul Auster.

2. In Chapter 8, what do each of the maps of Stillman's routes resemble to Quinn?
(a) A flower.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A heart.
(d) A letter of the alphabet.

3. What is Quinn reading when the phone rings?
(a) Tolstoy's War and Peace.
(b) Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.
(c) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(d) Marco Polo's Travels.

4. At the end of Chapter 13, what is the relationship between the narrator and Paul Auster?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are lovers.
(d) They are friends.

5. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?
(a) They should live together.
(b) They should meet once per week.
(c) They should maintain close contact.
(d) They should be unaware of each other's work.

6. What is the last sentence written in the red notebook?
(a) "So it goes."
(b) "What will happen when there are no more pages in the red notebook?"
(c) "Whatever happened to Peter Stillman?"
(d) "This is the last will and testament of Daniel Quinn."

7. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?
(a) Nothing; it is completely empty.
(b) The red notebook.
(c) Stillman's book.
(d) Daniel Quinn's corpse.

8. Where is Quinn the second time the telephone rings?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the hallway.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In his office.

9. What was Virginia Stillman's profession before she married Peter?
(a) Private detective.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Speech therapist.
(d) University professor.

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

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

12. What is the name of the hotel where Stillman stays?
(a) The Plaza Hotel.
(b) The Hotel Harmony.
(c) The Hotel California.
(d) The Hotel Symphony.

13. After Quinn runs out of money and leaves the alleyway, he sees his reflection in a mirror. His own image reminds him of whom?
(a) Peter Stillman.
(b) Jonathon Swift.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

14. Where does the second meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place in Chapter 9?
(a) The Pinta Hotel.
(b) The Titanic Hotel.
(c) The Santa Maria Cafe.
(d) The Mayflower Cafe.

15. What doubts does Quinn have about the letters from the maps?
(a) Quinn worries that he imagined the whole thing.
(b) Quinn worries that he is missing a letter.
(c) Quinn worries that he misspelled a word.
(d) Quinn worries that Stillman has seen him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book is the girl reading with whom Quinn converses in the waiting room?

3. How much money does Quinn withdraw from the automatic teller at the end of Chapter 11?

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

5. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?

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