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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 19-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator liken the old man as he climbs the hill?
(a) An insect.
(b) A fish.
(c) A bear.
(d) A mule.

2. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?
(a) Ignore her.
(b) Seduce her.
(c) Frighten her.
(d) Steal from her.

3. What newspaper covers the walls of the narrator's apartment?
(a) Boston Post.
(b) New York Herald.
(c) The Morning Times.
(d) Evening Standard.

4. What are the two gentlemen doing while sitting on the narrator's seat?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Laughing.

5. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?
(a) Her single yellow tooth.
(b) Her scarred face.
(c) Her single eye.
(d) An amputated leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator give up on his idea of writing "Crimes of the Future"?

2. What does the narrator offer the old man who sits down on his bench?

3. What is the old man's profession?

4. At what does the old man stare when the narrator gives him his the money?

5. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?

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