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

2. What does the narrator say his landlord does for a profession?
(a) A businessman.
(b) A shipworker.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A stevedore.

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

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

5. What does the narrator tell Queeny is in his package?
(a) Paper.
(b) Leather.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does C. Zacharias Bartel think the narrator has visited him?

2. What is on the menu at the Steam Kitchen?

3. What is in the old man's paper-wrapped package in the end?

4. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?

5. What does the narrator claim the woman is losing?

(see the answer key)

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