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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man say he needs money to buy?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A glass of milk.

2. What does the narrator claim the woman is losing?
(a) Her book.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her honour.
(d) Her sanity.

3. For what change does the editor ask in the sketch?
(a) More avant-garde.
(b) More popular.
(c) More emotional.
(d) Less simplistic.

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

5. What is the stonecutter wearing in the Cemetery of Christ?
(a) Black polished shoes.
(b) Blue spectacles.
(c) A green cap.
(d) Red overalls.

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

7. What does Miss Andersen sell?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Fish.
(d) Shrouds.

8. What is making the narrator feel drunk?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Sleeplessness.
(c) Gin.
(d) Hunger.

9. For which paper does the narrator say he works?
(a) Viking.
(b) Afternoon Times.
(c) Morning Times.
(d) Evening Times.

10. What is the woman outside the pawnshop carrying when the narrator leaves the building for the second time?
(a) A hat box.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A bunch of flowers.

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

12. Where is the editor sitting when the narrator arrives back at the newspaper office?
(a) Facing the wall.
(b) Behind the door.
(c) Watching the door.
(d) Facing the window.

13. In his desperation, what does the narrator intend to sell to the pawnbroker?
(a) His buttons.
(b) His trousers.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His shirt.

14. Of what are the walls of the final chamber made in the narrator's fantasy?
(a) Amethyst.
(b) Silver.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Emerald.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About whom is the narrator's sketch?

3. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?

4. For whom does the narrator ask at the third-floor apartment?

5. Why does the woman's friend think the narrator is acting so strangely?

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