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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 builder.
(c) A tanner.
(d) A blacksmith.

2. For what reason does C. Zacharias Bartel think the narrator has visited him?
(a) A bed for the night.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) A painting.

3. What weapon does the guard at the firehouse carry?
(a) A sword.
(b) An ax.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A cudgel.

4. Where does the narrator say he is sending the package?
(a) Smyrna.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Tangiers.

5. What is the woman thinking of buying from the butcher's shop?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Beef.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Queeny recommend to the narrator?

2. What of the narrator's is whipped by the hayracks?

3. What does Miss Andersen sell?

4. What does the narrator say his landlord does for a profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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