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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does the narrator joke to himself as he talks to himself in his room?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Writing.
(c) His landlady.
(d) Fish.

2. How does the narrator act on leaving Ylayali?
(a) Cold.
(b) Scared.
(c) Proud.
(d) Wounded.

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

4. What is the Copégoro unloading?
(a) Salt.
(b) Wood.
(c) Grain.
(d) Coal.

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

6. What does the narrator knock over as he struggles with Ylayali?
(a) A vase.
(b) A lamp.
(c) The candle.
(d) The table.

7. How does Ylayali hide her shyness at her opened corset?
(a) By asking about his hair.
(b) By scolding him.
(c) By pushing him away.
(d) By running away.

8. Who is the main character of the narrator's proposed play, 'The Sign of the Cross'?
(a) A priest.
(b) A nun.
(c) A widow.
(d) A prostitute.

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

10. Why does Ylayali move away when the narrator tries to take her hand the first time?
(a) He bores her.
(b) He is too bold.
(c) She is testing him.
(d) She doesn't like his appearance.

11. What does the landlady give to the narrator that he refuses?
(a) Bowl of soup.
(b) Beer.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Bread and butter.

12. Where does the narrator resort to writing after losing his room?
(a) The street.
(b) The roof.
(c) The stairway.
(d) The hall.

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

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

15. Who does the narrator realize is responsible for sending the 10-kroner note?
(a) The Chief.
(b) Ylayali.
(c) Hans Pauli.
(d) The Director.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress is Ylayali wearing when the narrator sees her with The Duke?

2. What is the Copégoro carrying to Leeds?

3. Where does the narrator recognize the cake-seller working?

4. Where does the narrator pass as he walks home from stealing a cab ride?

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

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