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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests to the narrator that he should ask to be locked up?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Hans Pauli.
(c) Cisler.
(d) Pastor Levison.

2. What does the narrator call the editor?
(a) The Chief.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The King.
(d) The Duke.

3. What is on the menu at the Steam Kitchen?
(a) Corned meat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Bread and cheese.

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

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

6. What lights the narrator's cell?
(a) A storm lantern.
(b) An electric light.
(c) A candle.
(d) A gas lamp.

7. What does the narrator owe Hans Pauli?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A pair of trousers.
(c) Some money.
(d) A pair of shoes.

8. Why does the woman's friend think the narrator is acting so strangely?
(a) He is mad.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is a beggar.
(d) He is a thief.

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

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

11. What makes the narrator cry?
(a) Friendliness.
(b) Aggressiveness.
(c) Patience.
(d) Trickery.

12. Of what is Princess Ylayali's throne made?
(a) Yellow roses.
(b) Crocuses.
(c) Granite.
(d) Amethyst.

13. What does the narrator want to buy when he tries to find the banker for the second time?
(a) Some food.
(b) A pencil.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A candle.

14. What does the narrator buy to settle his stomach?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Boiled milk.
(d) Coffee.

15. What is in the old man's paper-wrapped package in the end?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Money.
(c) Documents.
(d) Carpenter's tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tickets does the Officer of the Day hand out?

2. Why can't the narrator sell his glasses?

3. What does the narrator try to give to the organ-grinder's daughter for her father?

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

5. What does the waitress offer to buy the narrator?

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