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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?
(a) He thinks they are trying to get rid of him.
(b) He thinks they are going to steal his book ideas.
(c) He thinks they are going to ask for rent.
(d) He thinks they are planning to send him back to America.

3. What does the American woman inquire about that astonishes Henry?
(a) The view
(b) The furniture
(c) The toilet
(d) The heating system

4. What is Henry's problem as the novel opens?
(a) He is about to be evicted.
(b) He needs a desk or table to write on.
(c) He lost his wallet.
(d) He is seriously ill.

5. Who asks Sylvester if he can stay with him until he goes to bed?
(a) Moldorf
(b) Cronstadt
(c) Boris
(d) Henry

Short Answer Questions

1. What woman is Henry obsessed with?

2. Where are the people from who are coming to view the Villa Borghese apartment?

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

4. To torment Carl, what gossip does Marlowe whisper in his ear?

5. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?

(see the answer key)

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