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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?
(a) The YMCA
(b) Villa Broghese
(c) The Dome
(d) The Ritz Hotel

2. How does Henry describe the poor people of Paris?
(a) A ubiquitous bestilence on the landscape
(b) Like bedbugs in a cheap hotel
(c) The stuff that penny operas are made of
(d) The proudest and filthiest lot of beggars on the earth

3. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?
(a) It is a place where there is lots of space.
(b) It is a place where they look you square in the eye.
(c) It is a good place for his allergies.
(d) It is a place where he can find quiet to write.

4. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?
(a) Lust
(b) Pity
(c) Hate
(d) Indifference

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?

2. How much money does Henry get from Peckover?

3. What does Henry buy with the money he takes from Peckover?

4. About what does Serge want to learn?

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

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