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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body part does the narrator try to bite off in a fit of hunger?
(a) His thumb.
(b) His little finger.
(c) His large toe.
(d) His forefinger.

2. Who does Queeny recommend to the narrator?
(a) His seamstress.
(b) His butcher.
(c) His publisher.
(d) His tailor.

3. Where is the narrator sitting at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) A town square.
(b) A park.
(c) An inn.
(d) A cemetery.

4. From what is the dog's collar made?
(a) Iron chains.
(b) Mexican silver.
(c) Brazilian gold.
(d) Moroccan leather.

5. Why does the woman's friend think the narrator is acting so strangely?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is mad.
(c) He is a beggar.
(d) He is a thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator try for money right after being refused by Cisler?

2. What lights the narrator's cell?

3. What does the narrator decide to do to the woman?

4. Hans Pauli Pettersen is the son of whom?

5. What falls out of the narrator's pocket as he takes out his papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator glad when the stable-boy asks him for five kroner?

2. Why is the narrator interested in the newspaper-wrapped package of the old man?

3. How do the hayracks treat the narrator?

4. What stories does the narrator tell to explain the package with his green blanket inside?

5. What criticism does the editor give the narrator over his articles?

6. What happens when the narrator angrily rings the bell of a random third-floor apartment?

7. How is the narrator feeling when he leaves the apartment?

8. What lie does the narrator invent to explain why he returned for the pencil?

9. How does the narrator react to the old cripple walking in front of him?

10. How does the narrator react to Queeny's advice on tailors?

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