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

3. What is the Chief doing at the pier?
(a) Waiting for a train.
(b) Going fishing.
(c) Looking for the narrator.
(d) Boarding a ship.

4. Why does Queeny think the narrator has been fired from Christie's?
(a) Poor appearance.
(b) Tardiness.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Stealing bread.

5. What does the narrator want to do before leaving Ylayali?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Laugh at her.
(c) Kneel before her.
(d) Slap her.

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

7. Which day is the narrator to meet Ylayali?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

8. Who tries breaking up the children's fight physically?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The landlady.
(c) The landlady's son.
(d) A policeman.

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

10. What do their two beating hearts sound like to the narrator?
(a) Horses.
(b) Drumbeats.
(c) Music.
(d) Marching.

11. With what does the narrator insist the cart of potatoes is filled?
(a) Beetroot.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Cabbage.

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

13. What kind of cheese had the landlady bought?
(a) Gouda.
(b) Cheddar.
(c) Emmentaler.
(d) Caraway.

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