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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is the tenant squashing bugs?
(a) In the shower
(b) On the wall
(c) In the reception area
(d) On the floor
2. What two words does the narrator associate with a plongeur's work?
(a) Hard and unrewarding
(b) Hard and stupid
(c) Stupid and unnecessary
(d) Rewarding and pay
3. What does the narrator say goes out of the window when people are hungry?
(a) Money
(b) Morals
(c) Respectability
(d) Fun
4. Why is a plongeur's work in vain?
(a) It is unappreciated
(b) The pay is low
(c) It is not needed
(d) It never stops
5. What is the nationality of the man who robs the narrator?
(a) Italian
(b) Russian
(c) Czech
(d) Chinese
6. Why does the narrator say people have the instinct to keep slaves?
(a) Fear of the mob
(b) Laziness
(c) The need to feel dominant
(d) To have more leisure time
7. What does the manager say is the secret of a successful restaurant?
(a) Polite waiters
(b) A good chef
(c) Tender meat
(d) Sharp knives
8. What kind of slave does the narrator say the plongeur is?
(a) A powerful slave
(b) A dominant slave
(c) A wasted slave
(d) A likable slave
9. What is the main problem at the restaurant?
(a) It is understaffed
(b) There is nowhere to sleep
(c) It is underpaid
(d) It is cold
10. How many times a day does Boris claim he eats in restaurants?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 2
11. Which of the following animals raid the food in the yard?
(a) Mice
(b) Dogs
(c) Rabbits
(d) Cats
12. How much money is the narrator living on a day?
(a) 4 franc
(b) 2 francs
(c) 10 francs
(d) 6 francs
13. What do the postcard sellers say they are selling?
(a) Photographs
(b) Pornography
(c) Sweets
(d) Art
14. How many hours do the staff work in the evening?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 8
15. Who are the lowest paid workers at the hotel?
(a) Waiters
(b) Chambermaid
(c) The cooks
(d) Plongeurs
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time in the afternoon does someone get fired?
2. What does the narrator not have that he had at the hotel?
3. How much money do Boris and the narrator get for the overcoats?
4. Who is second most important person at the hotel?
5. How big is Boris' room?
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