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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 62-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator call the pawnshop owner?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Godfather.
(d) Brother.

2. Of what country does the narrator say his landlord was Prime Minister?
(a) Persia.
(b) India.
(c) Turkey.
(d) China.

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

5. 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 boring.
(d) It is too long-winded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what in particular is the narrator frightened?

3. What reason does the narrator give to the policeman for sitting on the house stoop?

4. What kind of job opening does the narrator see?

5. What does the narrator find on the table of his apartment?

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