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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a day does the narrator work at the restaurant?
(a) 7
(b) 17
(c) 13
(d) 5

2. How many days did Valenti go without eating?
(a) 9
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 4

3. What two words does the narrator associate with a plongeur's work?
(a) Rewarding and pay
(b) Hard and unrewarding
(c) Stupid and unnecessary
(d) Hard and stupid

4. How long does it take the narrator to fall asleep again?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 3 minutes
(c) 30 seconds
(d) 5 minutes

5. Which is of the following is not likely to be a resident in the neighborhood?
(a) Lawyers
(b) Stonemasons
(c) Bricklayers
(d) Students

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and Boris do to their cheeks to make themselves look respectable?

2. In what city does the story take place?

3. What do the narrator think the rich imagine to be at stake if the poor are not kept in poverty?

4. What is the narrator's position at the hotel?

5. To what does the narrator compare the spikes?

(see the answer key)

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