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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what kind of people is the fear of the mob attributed?
(a) Nobility
(b) Intelligent people
(c) The working classes
(d) The middle classes

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

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

4. What does Yvonne stuff in her clothing?
(a) Clothes
(b) Weapons
(c) Bird feathers
(d) A cushion

5. How many francs has the Jew stolen off Boris?
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 4

6. In how many weeks will the restaurant open?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Two

7. For how long does the narrator work at the restaurant?
(a) 2 weeks
(b) 3 weeks
(c) 1 month
(d) 3months

8. What kind of people does the charity in Charlie's story feed?
(a) Pregnant women
(b) Tramps
(c) Writers
(d) Foreigners

9. What does the landlady tell her tenant not to do?
(a) Yell
(b) Flush the toilet at night
(c) Play music
(d) Squash bugs

10. At what time do the staff have their break?
(a) 11 o'clock
(b) 3 o'clock
(c) 2 o'clock
(d) 10 o'clock

11. Where do Boris and the narrator eat their meals?
(a) The sewers
(b) Homeless shelters
(c) Restaurants
(d) The narrator's bedroom

12. What do Boris and the narrator try to pawn?
(a) Overcoats
(b) Shoes
(c) Bracelets
(d) Pants

13. In what city does the narrator take a job?
(a) Birmingham
(b) London
(c) Lentz
(d) Monaco

14. How many francs a week does the narrator have to spend on drink?
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 30
(d) 12

15. How much money is the narrator living on a day?
(a) 2 francs
(b) 10 francs
(c) 6 francs
(d) 4 franc

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the story take place?

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

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

4. What does the narrator have to ration?

5. How big is Boris' room?

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