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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 49-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Christie decide against employing the narrator?
(a) Doesn't like his name.
(b) Doesn't like his appearance.
(c) Bad handwriting on the application.
(d) Wrong date on the application.

2. Where does the narrator say he is sending the package?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Tangiers.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Smyrna.

3. What does the old man say he needs money to buy?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A glass of milk.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) A loaf of bread.

4. What kind of job opening does the narrator see?
(a) Acting.
(b) Bookkeeping.
(c) Storekeeping.
(d) Gardening.

5. Who does the narrator think wakes him up the evening after sleeping by the church?
(a) The vicar.
(b) His old landlady.
(c) An old friend.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator rejected at the fire department for wearing?

2. What is the woman outside the pawnshop carrying when the narrator leaves the building for the second time?

3. What are the two gentlemen doing while sitting on the narrator's seat?

4. What does the narrator tell the clerk at Semb's is wrapped in his blanket?

5. Why does the narrator's friend not buy anything from him?

(see the answer key)

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