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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character reappears in this chapter?
(a) Charlie
(b) Bono
(c) Boris
(d) The Jew

2. What kind of speech does Furex give every Saturday?
(a) Religious
(b) Funny
(c) Political
(d) History

3. What is the nationality of the man who robs the narrator?
(a) Russian
(b) Italian
(c) Czech
(d) Chinese

4. What is the name of the elderly man in the narrator's story?
(a) Michael
(b) Igor
(c) Tomas
(d) Roucolle

5. What do the postcard sellers say they are selling?
(a) Art
(b) Sweets
(c) Photographs
(d) Pornography

6. How big is Boris' room?
(a) 12x12
(b) 10x10
(c) 8x8
(d) 10x7

7. What kind of game do the workmen play at the bistro?
(a) Darts
(b) Snooker
(c) Bowls
(d) Billiards

8. How many staff work at Hotel X?
(a) 80
(b) 110
(c) 140
(d) 120

9. What is the name of the restaurant?
(a) Aberge de Jehan Cottard
(b) Riverside
(c) Jaques
(d) The Russina Bistro

10. What is the main problem at the restaurant?
(a) There is nowhere to sleep
(b) It is underpaid
(c) It is understaffed
(d) It is cold

11. Where does the restaurant store their meat?
(a) In the cellar
(b) Under the floor boards
(c) In the fridge
(d) In the yard

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

13. How many candles are lit at night?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 4

14. Who are the lowest paid workers at the hotel?
(a) Plongeurs
(b) Chambermaid
(c) The cooks
(d) Waiters

15. What does the narrator say goes out of the window when people are hungry?
(a) Fun
(b) Morals
(c) Respectability
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Boris and the narrator try to pawn?

2. In what is Boris covered?

3. How does the restaurant count its success?

4. Where does the narrator say people can get much better food?

5. What two words does the narrator associate with a plongeur's work?

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