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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the narrator jump in despair?

2. Where does the narrator suggest to go with Ylayali?

3. What is the Copégoro unloading?

4. What is the character Kierulf supposed to trade?

5. What does the narrator want to portray burning in a bookshop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator decide to live?

2. How does Queeny say he knows Ylayali?

3. Describe how the narrator leaves Ylayali's apartment.

4. Why does the narrator still try to force himself upon Ylayali?

5. How does the narrator react to seeing Ylayali with 'The Duke'?

6. How does the narrator dodge the street whore's invitation?

7. What happens when the narrator is finally kicked out?

8. How does Queeny offend the narrator?

9. A few days later, why is the narrator still sleeping in the family room?

10. What convinces the narrator that he is sane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hunger is written in the first person. Why do you think the author chose this voice? How do you think the effect of the book would be changed were the book written in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the parallels between the narrator's surroundings and his mental state. How do the narrator's surroundings affect his writing? How are his thoughts influenced by being in certain locations, such as by a church or at the pier?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator's story is one of suffering. How does Knut Hamsun inject humor into the novel? How does the pace of the novel compare with the contents of the story? Do you think this is an effective literary device?

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