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

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

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

4. What newspaper covers the walls of the narrator's apartment?
(a) New York Herald.
(b) Evening Standard.
(c) Boston Post.
(d) The Morning Times.

5. What color are the feathers in the women's hats?
(a) Grey.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator overtake as he leaves the park to return to the pawnshop?

4. What is the woman thinking of buying from the butcher's shop?

5. What does the narrator say is the nicest object in his apartment?

(see the answer key)

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