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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what language was Hunger originally written?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) German.
(d) French.

4. What is the prominent feature of the man spitting onto the child playing in the street?
(a) He is wearing a red cravat.
(b) His red hair.
(c) He is wearing a top hat.
(d) His red beard.

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

6. What is the theme of the article the narrator is writing at the beginning of Part Four?
(a) Moral judgements.
(b) Historical biography.
(c) Art history.
(d) Allegory of a fire in a bookstore.

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

8. Who does the narrator say invented conscience?
(a) Kant.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Shakespeare.

9. For what does Ylayali reach that tells the narrator she wants him to leave?
(a) Her shawl.
(b) Her cape.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her blouse.

10. Of which room is the landlord peeking through the keyhole?
(a) The hired girl's bedroom.
(b) The sailor's bedroom.
(c) The living-room.
(d) The kitchen.

11. On what does the narrator jump in despair?
(a) His hat.
(b) His jacket.
(c) One foot.
(d) A puddle.

12. What reason does the narrator give for abandoning his chance at warm lodgings?
(a) Pride.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Stupidity.

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

14. What noise disturbs the narrator from continuing with his play?
(a) Children crying.
(b) Children shouting.
(c) Children laughing.
(d) Children playing.

15. What is the name of the dockworker playing cards with the landlady's husband?
(a) Queeny.
(b) Glassy.
(c) Pauli.
(d) Stony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Copégoro carrying to Leeds?

2. Where does the narrator leave his offering for the boy to find?

3. Who is the main character of the narrator's proposed play, 'The Sign of the Cross'?

4. How does the narrator act on leaving Ylayali?

5. What is the character Kierulf supposed to trade?

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