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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which floor is the narrator's guest room in the Food and Lodging for Travellers?
(a) Ground floor.
(b) Third floor.
(c) Basement.
(d) Second floor.

2. With what do the landlady's daughters tease the old man?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Straws.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Sticks.

3. What does Ylayali accuse the narrator of being?
(a) Bold.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Shy.
(d) Over-enthusiastic.

4. What happens to the narrator after visiting the grocer's for the second time?
(a) He becomes homeless.
(b) He gets work.
(c) He is sent to prison.
(d) He develops a fever.

5. Who does the narrator see first on the morning of his eviction?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Lantern-men.
(c) Drunks.
(d) Patrolmen.

6. Where does the narrator recognize the cake-seller working?
(a) Church of Our Saviour.
(b) St. Olaf's Place.
(c) Elephant Apothecary.
(d) Railway pier.

7. What does the narrator think the guest who takes his room does for a living?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) An actor.
(d) A politician.

8. What does the landlord call the old man?
(a) Old horse.
(b) Old donkey.
(c) Old pig.
(d) Old goat.

9. What sound does the narrator hear when he is working in the sailor's room?
(a) A fight.
(b) Humming.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Laughter.

10. What color are the hired girl's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Grey.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

11. What is the name of the ship about which the narrator asks the cripple?
(a) Christiana.
(b) Copégoro.
(c) The Donau.
(d) The Nun.

12. What does the narrator want to portray burning in a bookshop?
(a) History.
(b) Politicians.
(c) The poor.
(d) Brains.

13. What is the landlady doing while the narrator is trying to write in the family-room?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Cleaning.

14. What kind of cake does the narrator take from the seller's table?
(a) French roll.
(b) Currant roll.
(c) Iced sponge.
(d) Cheese bun.

15. Where does the narrator pass as he walks home from stealing a cab ride?
(a) The police station.
(b) The newspaper offices.
(c) A gallery.
(d) His old apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the narrator insist the cart of potatoes is filled?

2. What is the theme of the article the narrator is writing at the beginning of Part Four?

3. Who starts singing while the narrator is staring out of the window?

4. How does the narrator act on leaving Ylayali?

5. What is the name of the dockworker playing cards with the landlady's husband?

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