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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of slave does the narrator say the plongeur is?
(a) A wasted slave
(b) A dominant slave
(c) A powerful slave
(d) A likable slave

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

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

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

5. On what day of the week does the narrator go to the bistro?
(a) Monday
(b) Sunday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Saturday

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do people start getting depressed?

2. What is the name of the narrator's Russian friend?

3. For how many days does the narrator loaf?

4. In what did Roucolle invest?

5. Which character reappears in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator spend his last days in Paris?

2. Describe the working conditions at the Auberge.

3. Why does the narrator believe that people are kept in poverty?

4. Describe the ghetto where the narrator lives.

5. Why does Boris fall into despair in chapter 6?

6. Describe the story Valenti tells in chapter 15.

7. What decision does Boris make in chapter 7?

8. In what way is Boris in bad shape in chapter 5?

9. Describe the Russian society in chapter 8.

10. How does Charlie save the day in chapter 18?

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