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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, pages 213-232.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A candlestick maker.
(d) A linen shop.

2. What does the narrator decide to sell to his friend in addition to barber's coupons?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His tie.
(d) His jacket.

3. Why does the narrator give up on his idea of writing "Crimes of the Future"?
(a) It is too long-winded.
(b) It is too boring.
(c) It is too complicated.
(d) It is too elementary.

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

5. Of what in particular is the narrator frightened?
(a) The sound of the rain.
(b) Being discovered.
(c) His hunger.
(d) A nail-hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the clerk at Semb's is wrapped in his blanket?

2. What does the landlady give to the narrator that he refuses?

3. What makes the narrator cry?

4. What is the prominent feature of the man spitting onto the child playing in the street?

5. What newspaper covers the walls of the narrator's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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