Intermezzo Quizzes

Intermezzo Quiz for Chapters 1-5

1 Who narrates the opening section of the novel?

Peter

Margaret

Ivan

Christine
2 For what does Peter critique Ivan?

Not emotionally supporting him

His outfit at their father's funeral

Choosing to date an older woman

Aspiring to be a professional chess player
3 What is the age difference between Peter and Ivan?

A decade

14 years

Nine years

Two decades
4 How does Peter define classical conditioning?

Exploitation of the innocent

The relationship between memory and feeling

None

Manipulation of certain appetites
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's father recently died

Peter took a break from life without telling anyone
6 How does Naomi earn extra cash?

Prostitution

Dog walking

Working at her school library

By selling risqué photos of herself online
7 Why does Margaret not recognize Ivan?

He uses a fake online profile photo

He looks younger than his age

She did not remember him from their previous meeting

She was not meant to recognize him
8 What does Margaret do for work?

She is a human rights lawyer

She runs a bar

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

Contemplating the approach of the event

Beating a ten year-old girl

Playing chess
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?

Slovenia

Slovakia

Bulgaria

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

Desire

Hungry

Passionate

Thirsty
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

Characters can read each other's minds

It lacks quotation marks
14 What happens after Ivan and Margaret's rendezvous?

They plan a romantic getaway

They profess their love for each other

Ivan leaves his phone number with Margaret

They decide to leave it at a one-night stand
15 What does Peter call Ivan in response to his chess performance?

A genius

A nerd

A rat

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

Physically

Sexually and financially

Intellectually

Emotionally and psychologically
17 What does Peter do with the letter that Naomi shows him?

Forgets about it

Returns it to the sender

Opens a court case

Reads and corrects it
18 Who is Alexei?

Ivan's dog

A chess opponent

Ivan's father's best friend

A member of the chess club
19 How does Ivan earn money?

Freelance data analysis

Margaret financially provides for him

Chess tournaments

Sponsorships
20 What does Ivan do when Margaret cries?

He tells her to stop crying

He turns away, unable to handle her emotions

He holds her

He tells her to see a therapist
21 Sylvia tells Peter that Ivan looks like __.

a twelve year-old boy

him (Peter)

their father

an old man
22 How does Sylvia want Peter to remember her?

as a friend

an an angel

as the other

the way she was before the accident
23 What kind of boundary does Sylvia redraw?

Emotional

Intellectual

Transcendental

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

The brute force of Peter's appetite

Sylvia's high cold austerity

Peter's righteousness

Sylvia's love for Christ
25 What does Janine inform Peter about Naomi?

She never wants to see Peter again.

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

She moved into his apartment.

She was arrested.

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