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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do Boris and the narrator get for the overcoats?

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

3. How does the restaurant count its success?

4. Of what is the chef on the verge?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does the narrator's life get better in chapter 17?

3. Describe the narrator's Saturday nights.

4. How does the narrator get money in chapter 4?

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe waiters in chapter 14?

8. Describe Boris and the narrator's interview at the Auberge.

9. How does Roucolle lose all of his money?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orwell was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel discuss the ways the story reflects Orwell's political ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following statement "A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work." Using examples from the text write an essay either supporting or arguing against the statement.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator represent working class life? In what ways does the book display both the good and bad sides of working class life?

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