Intermezzo Quizzes

Intermezzo Quiz for Chapters 1-5

1 Who narrates the opening section of the novel?

Margaret

Peter

Christine

Ivan
2 For what does Peter critique Ivan?

His outfit at their father's funeral

Choosing to date an older woman

Not emotionally supporting him

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

Two decades

14 years

A decade

Nine years
4 How does Peter define classical conditioning?

Manipulation of certain appetites

The relationship between memory and feeling

Exploitation of the innocent

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

Peter's father recently died

Peter took a break from life without telling anyone

Peter was leading up to ending their relationship

Peter was secretly ensconced in a hotel with his other girlfriend
6 How does Naomi earn extra cash?

Working at her school library

Prostitution

By selling risqué photos of herself online

Dog walking
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?

Contemplating the approach of the event

Playing chess

Beating a ten year-old girl

Drinking a beer with Ollie
10 Who gave the eulogy at Ivan and Peter's father's funeral?

Peter

Christine

Darren

Ivan
11 Where was the Koubek brothers' father from?

Slovenia

Bulgaria

Slovakia

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

Hungry

Desire

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 decide to leave it at a one-night stand

They profess their love for each other

Ivan leaves his phone number with Margaret

They plan a romantic getaway
15 What does Peter call Ivan in response to his chess performance?

A nerd

A rat

A genius

A loser
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 chess opponent

Ivan's father's best friend

A member of the chess club

Ivan's dog
19 How does Ivan earn money?

Chess tournaments

Margaret financially provides for him

Freelance data analysis

Sponsorships
20 What does Ivan do when Margaret cries?

He turns away, unable to handle her emotions

He tells her to see a therapist

He tells her to stop crying

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

him (Peter)

an old man

a twelve year-old boy

their father
22 How does Sylvia want Peter to remember her?

as a friend

as the other

the way she was before the accident

an an angel
23 What kind of boundary does Sylvia redraw?

Emotional

Transcendental

Sexual

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

The brute force of Peter's appetite

Sylvia's love for Christ

Peter's righteousness

Sylvia's high cold austerity
25 What does Janine inform Peter about Naomi?

She never wants to see Peter again.

She moved into his apartment.

She was arrested.

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

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