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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the manager say is the secret of a successful restaurant?
(a) Polite waiters
(b) Sharp knives
(c) A good chef
(d) Tender meat

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

3. Where does the narrator try to catch a fish?
(a) Vltava
(b) The Seine
(c) A steam
(d) A pond

4. At what time do people start getting depressed?
(a) Midnight
(b) Eleven o'clock
(c) Two o'clock
(d) One o'clock

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where is the tenant squashing bugs?
(a) On the wall
(b) In the reception area
(c) On the floor
(d) In the shower

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

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

13. What does the narrator call the hotel where he works?
(a) Hotel X
(b) Hotel Dirty
(c) Hotel Slavery
(d) Hotel Z

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

15. Where does the man live who owes Boris money?
(a) Marseille
(b) Rue Fondary
(c) Coq d'Or
(d) Lens

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say people have the instinct to keep slaves?

2. Where do the staff go to get some fresh air?

3. How many other people does the Italian rob?

4. What kind of game do the workmen play at the bistro?

5. What does the landlady tell her tenant not to do?

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