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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. In what city does the story take place?
(a) Lisbon
(b) Brussels
(c) Paris
(d) Amsterdam

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

3. What do the narrator and Boris do to their cheeks to make themselves look respectable?
(a) Scratch them
(b) Slap them
(c) Apply make up
(d) Pinch them

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of speech does Furex give every Saturday?

2. At what time do people start getting depressed?

3. How many days a week does the narrator work at the restaurant?

4. Who writes to the narrator about the job opening?

5. Where is the tenant squashing bugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the ghetto where the narrator lives.

2. Describe the story Valenti tells in chapter 15.

3. Describe the working conditions at the Auberge.

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

5. Describe the story Charlie tells in the second chapter?

6. What does the narrator say are his best and worst days working at the hotel?

7. Why do Boris and the narrator quit their jobs in chapter 19?

8. Describe the narrator's routine as a plongeur.

9. In what way does the narrator claim the restaurant is successful in chapter 21?

10. How does the narrator express how tired he is in chapter 16?

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