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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. Why does the narrator give up on his idea of writing "Crimes of the Future"?
(a) It is too elementary.
(b) It is too complicated.
(c) It is too long-winded.
(d) It is too boring.

2. Where does the old man tell the narrator he had been the day before?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Sande.
(c) Christiana.
(d) Dranmen.

3. What does the narrator buy for his breakfast?
(a) Some eggs.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) A side of beef.
(d) A plate of potatoes.

4. What does the narrator offer the old man who sits down on his bench?
(a) A drink.
(b) His coupons.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) His painting.

5. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?
(a) Her scarred face.
(b) Her single yellow tooth.
(c) An amputated leg.
(d) Her single eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator owe Hans Pauli?

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

3. What is the time of year at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does the narrator call the woman who appears at the window of 2 St. Olaf's Place?

5. What does the narrator intend to buy with the remaining money?

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