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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator worry about as he sits outside Our Saviour's Church?
(a) His rent.
(b) His supper.
(c) His outburst at Queeny.
(d) The quality of his article.

2. Who has sent the letter to him?
(a) His landlady.
(b) The editor.
(c) The police.
(d) Hans Pauli.

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

4. About whom is the narrator's sketch?
(a) Boucher.
(b) Correggio.
(c) Borromini.
(d) Watteau.

5. What is the time of year at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

6. Where does the narrator decide to sleep for the night?
(a) His old apartment.
(b) An inn.
(c) With family.
(d) The woods.

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

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

9. What is the unnamed man taking to the pawnshop when he bumps into the narrator?
(a) An overcoat.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A watch.
(d) A top hat.

10. For whom does the woman mistake the narrator?
(a) A parson.
(b) A thief.
(c) An actor.
(d) A beggar.

11. At what does the old man stare when the narrator gives him his the money?
(a) The narrator's trousers.
(b) His feet.
(c) The sky.
(d) The bakery.

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

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

14. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?
(a) Frighten her.
(b) Steal from her.
(c) Ignore her.
(d) Seduce her.

15. About what food does the narrator fantasize as he walks away?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Soup.
(d) Rye bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator call the editor?

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

3. Where does the narrator say he is sending the package?

4. Who does the narrator tell the engineer the woman in black is?

5. Where is the narrator sitting at the beginning of Part Two?

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