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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day without food did Valenti go mad?
(a) The fourth day
(b) The second day
(c) The seventh day
(d) The fifth day

3. What wakes the narrator outside his window?
(a) A dog barking
(b) A cat fight
(c) Lovers
(d) A murder

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

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

6. Out of how much money does the doorman cheat the narrator?
(a) 200 francs
(b) 100 francs
(c) 50 francs
(d) 114 francs

7. How many hours do the staff work in the evening?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 7

8. How much does the narrator earn per month at the restaurant?
(a) 500 francs
(b) 600 francs
(c) 400 francs
(d) 1000 francs

9. What is the narrator berated for having?
(a) A necklace
(b) A moustache
(c) A beard
(d) A vest

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

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

12. Why is a plongeur's work in vain?
(a) The pay is low
(b) It is not needed
(c) It never stops
(d) It is unappreciated

13. What does the narrator do to earn money?
(a) Rents rooms
(b) Teaches English
(c) Writes
(d) Sells drugs

14. What does the narrator wear to the Auberge on his last day in Paris?
(a) A suit
(b) A wet suit
(c) Shorts
(d) Nothing

15. How many times a day does Boris claim he eats in restaurants?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the tenant squashing bugs?

3. What kind of children does Charlie say Yvonne had?

4. In how many weeks will the restaurant open?

5. Why is the patron impressed with the narrator?

(see the answer keys)

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