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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why had Henry always tolerated Boris?
(a) For food and pin money
(b) For Brois's connections
(c) Because he was close to tania
(d) Because Brosi lived himso much

3. With what person does Henry compare his writing?
(a) Boris, another writer
(b) Napoleon
(c) Mona, his wife
(d) Moldorf, the dwarf

4. How does Henry say he knows Nanantatee?
(a) They met on the ship coming from America.
(b) They met at the Dome.
(c) Boris introduced them.
(d) They met in New York.

5. How long does it take before Irene agrees to meet Carl in her hotel?
(a) About six months
(b) Over a year
(c) Only a few weeks
(d) The end of the year

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Henry greeted by Macha when he first meets her?

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

3. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?

4. What makes Henry feel ill when he opens the door of the commune?

5. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?

(see the answer key)

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