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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 35-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator overtake as he leaves the park to return to the pawnshop?
(a) Two nursemaids.
(b) A gardener.
(c) His landlady.
(d) Two women.

2. What are the two gentlemen doing while sitting on the narrator's seat?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Laughing.

3. What does the old man say he needs money to buy?
(a) A glass of milk.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Alcohol.

4. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?
(a) Seduce her.
(b) Ignore her.
(c) Steal from her.
(d) Frighten her.

5. Where is the editor sitting when the narrator arrives back at the newspaper office?
(a) Facing the wall.
(b) Watching the door.
(c) Facing the window.
(d) Behind the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find in his pawned waistcoat pocket?

2. To what does the narrator liken the old man as he climbs the hill?

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

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

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

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