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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 19-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the time of year at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. What does the narrator say is the nicest object in his apartment?
(a) The stove.
(b) The painting.
(c) The rocking chair.
(d) The double bed.

3. Why does the woman's friend think the narrator is acting so strangely?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is mad.
(c) He is a beggar.
(d) He is a thief.

4. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A linen shop.
(d) A candlestick maker.

5. What is the old man's profession?
(a) A welt binder.
(b) A builder.
(c) A tanner.
(d) A blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?

2. What is the woman outside the pawnshop carrying when the narrator leaves the building for the second time?

3. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?

4. What does the narrator owe Hans Pauli?

5. At what does the old man stare when the narrator gives him his the money?

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