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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 item of clothing does the narrator pawn?
(a) His waistcoat.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His jacket.

2. What does the narrator find in his pawned waistcoat pocket?
(a) An invitation.
(b) Money.
(c) An address.
(d) Pawnshop tickets.

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

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

5. Where does the narrator tell the old man he lives?
(a) Karl Johan Street.
(b) Graensen Street.
(c) Royal Gardens.
(d) St. Olaf's Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls out of the narrator's pocket as he takes out his papers?

2. Why does the narrator give up on his idea of writing "Crimes of the Future"?

3. On which floor of the apartment building is the pawnshop on Pile Street?

4. What can the narrator hear coming from the Student's Promenade?

5. What are the two gentlemen doing while sitting on the narrator's seat?

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