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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, pages 185-199.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on the menu at the Steam Kitchen?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Corned meat.

2. What does the narrator intend to buy with the remaining money?
(a) A new shirt.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Some soap.
(d) Some paper.

3. Why does Mr. Christie decide against employing the narrator?
(a) Doesn't like his name.
(b) Bad handwriting on the application.
(c) Wrong date on the application.
(d) Doesn't like his appearance.

4. What of the narrator's is whipped by the hayracks?
(a) His back.
(b) His bundle.
(c) His legs.
(d) His hat.

5. What is the narrator rejected at the fire department for wearing?
(a) His hat.
(b) His worn trousers.
(c) His glasses.
(d) No shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator want to portray burning in a bookshop?

2. What is the theme of the article the narrator is writing at the beginning of Part Four?

3. What does the pawnbroker have attached to his door that makes a distinctive sound?

4. Where is the editor sitting when the narrator arrives back at the newspaper office?

5. Who tries breaking up the children's fight physically?

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