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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator think wakes him up the evening after sleeping by the church?
(a) An old friend.
(b) A policeman.
(c) His old landlady.
(d) The vicar.

2. What of the narrator's is whipped by the hayracks?
(a) His hat.
(b) His back.
(c) His bundle.
(d) His legs.

3. Of what is the woman in black's umbrella ring made?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Rubber.

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

5. What reason does the narrator give to the policeman for sitting on the house stoop?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Fun.
(c) Sleeplessness.
(d) Boredom.

6. What does the clerk of the grocery store wrap up for the narrator when he enters?
(a) A candle.
(b) Some milk.
(c) Some fruit.
(d) A loaf of bread.

7. From what is the dog's collar made?
(a) Mexican silver.
(b) Brazilian gold.
(c) Iron chains.
(d) Moroccan leather.

8. Hans Pauli Pettersen is the son of whom?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A cabinet minister.

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

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

11. What does the narrator make a habit of eating to stave off hunger?
(a) Insects.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Wood shavings.
(d) Grass.

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

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

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

15. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?
(a) Her single eye.
(b) An amputated leg.
(c) Her scarred face.
(d) Her single yellow tooth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator call the editor?

2. What color are the feathers in the women's hats?

3. What does the narrator claim the woman is losing?

4. What does the narrator call the pawnshop owner?

5. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?

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