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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

3. Who comprises the communal life with Henry?
(a) Some dwarfs from the Cirque Medrano
(b) Several young expatriate American students
(c) Some crazy Russians, a Dutchman, and a Bulgarian woman nemed Olge
(d) A dormitory of university students

4. What is Marlowe's usual trick to get out of paying a bar bill?
(a) He pretends he is going blind.
(b) He makes a quick trip to the toilet.
(c) He mumbles about leaving his wallet in other pants.
(d) He pretends he doesn't see the bill.

5. What does Mona never understand about Henry?
(a) His attraction for Paris
(b) His gutter vocabulary
(c) His philandering ways
(d) His need to write

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry praise for putting her whole soul into her whoring?

2. Why does Van Norden not want to go to the Dome?

3. In Henry's fantasy about Fanny, what is happening to her?

4. What is the main thing worrying Henry about his writing?

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

(see the answer key)

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