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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?
(a) His toupee
(b) His wallet
(c) His gold pen
(d) His false teeth

2. What does Henry think about when he listens to Debussy?
(a) He thinks about bedbugs and fleas.
(b) He thinks about where he can find a place to stay.
(c) He thinks about his next meal.
(d) He wonders how a woman feels during sex.

3. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?
(a) The Death of the World
(b) The End of Innocence
(c) A History of the Left Bank
(d) The Last Book

4. Who are most of Henry's friends in Paris?
(a) Jews
(b) Waiters
(c) Other Americans
(d) Spaniards

5. Where are the people from who are coming to view the Villa Borghese apartment?
(a) America
(b) Spain
(c) Dijon
(d) London

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Serge offer Henry in exchange for his services?

2. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?

3. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?

4. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?

5. What is Henry's description of Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

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