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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator tempted to steal from the marketplace?
(a) Bread.
(b) Roses.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Fruit.

3. What can the narrator hear coming from the Student's Promenade?
(a) Band music.
(b) A student shouting.
(c) Loud laughter.
(d) Voices arguing.

4. Where does the narrator try for money right after being refused by Cisler?
(a) An old friend.
(b) A priest.
(c) A yarn shop.
(d) His landlord.

5. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A linen shop.
(d) A candlestick maker.

6. What is in the old man's paper-wrapped package in the end?
(a) Money.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Carpenter's tools.
(d) Documents.

7. What is the unnamed man taking to the pawnshop when he bumps into the narrator?
(a) A top hat.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A watch.
(d) An overcoat.

8. Where has Mr. Pettersen gone?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To his university.
(c) To the library.
(d) Home.

9. What tickets does the Officer of the Day hand out?
(a) Rent tickets.
(b) Healthcare tickets.
(c) Clothing tickets.
(d) Food tickets.

10. What does the waitress offer to buy the narrator?
(a) His meal.
(b) A glass of beer.
(c) A glass of milk.
(d) A bowl of soup.

11. In his desperation, what does the narrator intend to sell to the pawnbroker?
(a) His trousers.
(b) His buttons.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His shoes.

12. What do the narrator and engineer drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Beer.

13. What does the narrator say his landlord does for a profession?
(a) A stevedore.
(b) A shipworker.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A journalist.

14. Where does the narrator decide to go to write for the day after seeing Hans Pauli?
(a) The public library.
(b) Back home.
(c) The public gardens.
(d) The riverside.

15. What does the narrator discover in the darkness of his cell?
(a) A rat.
(b) Despair.
(c) His keys.
(d) A new word.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give to the policeman for sitting on the house stoop?

2. Of what in particular is the narrator frightened?

3. To what does the narrator liken the old man as he climbs the hill?

4. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?

5. What does the narrator make from the blank piece of paper in his pocket?

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