Intermezzo Quizzes

Intermezzo Quiz for Chapters 1-5

1 Who narrates the opening section of the novel?

Ivan

Christine

Peter

Margaret
2 For what does Peter critique Ivan?

His outfit at their father's funeral

Not emotionally supporting him

Aspiring to be a professional chess player

Choosing to date an older woman
3 What is the age difference between Peter and Ivan?

Two decades

A decade

Nine years

14 years
4 How does Peter define classical conditioning?

Exploitation of the innocent

Manipulation of certain appetites

The relationship between memory and feeling

None
5 Why had Peter been out of touch with Naomi?

Peter was secretly ensconced in a hotel with his other girlfriend

Peter was leading up to ending their relationship

Peter took a break from life without telling anyone

Peter's father recently died
6 How does Naomi earn extra cash?

By selling risqué photos of herself online

Prostitution

Dog walking

Working at her school library
7 Why does Margaret not recognize Ivan?

She was not meant to recognize him

He uses a fake online profile photo

He looks younger than his age

She did not remember him from their previous meeting
8 What does Margaret do for work?

She runs a bar

She is a human rights lawyer

She works at a local community arts center

She is captain of a local chess club
9 What makes Ivan nervous?

Drinking a beer with Ollie

Playing chess

Beating a ten year-old girl

Contemplating the approach of the event
10 Who gave the eulogy at Ivan and Peter's father's funeral?

Ivan

Darren

Christine

Peter
11 Where was the Koubek brothers' father from?

Ireland

Slovenia

Slovakia

Bulgaria
12 What charged word does Margaret regret using in conversation with Ivan at the bar?

Hungry

Passionate

Thirsty

Desire
13 Which of the following is true about Rooney's writing?

It purposely distorts standard grammatical structures

It flits between the first-person perspectives of multiple characters

It lacks quotation marks

Characters can read each other's minds
14 What happens after Ivan and Margaret's rendezvous?

They plan a romantic getaway

They profess their love for each other

They decide to leave it at a one-night stand

Ivan leaves his phone number with Margaret
15 What does Peter call Ivan in response to his chess performance?

A genius

A rat

A loser

A nerd
16 How is Peter concerned that he is exploiting Naomi?

Emotionally and psychologically

Physically

Sexually and financially

Intellectually
17 What does Peter do with the letter that Naomi shows him?

Opens a court case

Returns it to the sender

Reads and corrects it

Forgets about it
18 Who is Alexei?

A member of the chess club

Ivan's dog

Ivan's father's best friend

A chess opponent
19 How does Ivan earn money?

Chess tournaments

Freelance data analysis

Sponsorships

Margaret financially provides for him
20 What does Ivan do when Margaret cries?

He tells her to see a therapist

He turns away, unable to handle her emotions

He tells her to stop crying

He holds her
21 Sylvia tells Peter that Ivan looks like __.

an old man

him (Peter)

their father

a twelve year-old boy
22 How does Sylvia want Peter to remember her?

the way she was before the accident

an an angel

as a friend

as the other
23 What kind of boundary does Sylvia redraw?

Sexual

Transcendental

Emotional

Intellectual
24 What confronts the fact of Sylvia's living body?

Sylvia's high cold austerity

The brute force of Peter's appetite

Sylvia's love for Christ

Peter's righteousness
25 What does Janine inform Peter about Naomi?

She knows the truth about Peter's relationship with Sylvia.

She moved into his apartment.

She was arrested.

She never wants to see Peter again.

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