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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?
(a) His good friends
(b) His empty stomach
(c) His new book
(d) His superb health

2. How are Boris and Henry planning to write THE LAST BOOK?
(a) Each one writing every other chapter
(b) Anonymously
(c) Dictating to a secretary
(d) In French and German

3. How do the commune people get money for food?
(a) The Dutchman carves wooden shoes
(b) The Russians sell blintzes
(c) Henry writes articles for newspapers
(d) Olga makes shoes

4. What does Henry want to see in the Pension Orfila?
(a) The lavatories with the gold fixtures
(b) The bust of Homer
(c) The fabled murals by Picasso
(d) The room where Strindberg once lived

5. How does Moldorf view Sylvester?
(a) As an inept writer
(b) As a god
(c) As a pitiful human being
(d) As a great artist

Short Answer Questions

1. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?

2. At the Villa Borghese, what is the Englishman doing upstairs?

3. What does Henry have to learn to do in his new job?

4. What is the condition of the beds in the commune?

5. What price is extracted from Henry for his meals at the Cronstadts?

(see the answer key)

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