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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. Where does the old man tell the narrator he had been the day before?
(a) Christiana.
(b) Dranmen.
(c) Oslo.
(d) Sande.

2. What does the narrator leave behind when he is asked to move on by the policeman?
(a) His hat.
(b) His blanket.
(c) His papers.
(d) His waistcoat.

3. What does the narrator try to give to the organ-grinder's daughter for her father?
(a) His waistcoat.
(b) His purse.
(c) A lecture.
(d) A cake.

4. What does the narrator offer the old man who sits down on his bench?
(a) A drink.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) His coupons.
(d) His painting.

5. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?
(a) His waistcoat.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the narrator give his stolen money?

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

3. Why does the narrator give up on his idea of writing "Crimes of the Future"?

4. What does the clerk of the grocery store wrap up for the narrator when he enters?

5. Why can't the narrator sell his glasses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does the narrator tell the old man?

2. Describe the narrator's fantasy of Princess Ylayali's castle.

3. How does the narrator view the red rocking chair when he decides to leave his apartment for good?

4. Why is the narrator put into a reserved cell?

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

6. For what does C. Zacharias Bartel think the narrator has visited him, and why does he not want the narrator to see it?

7. How do the policemen throughout the novel treat the narrator?

8. Why does the narrator give his banker friend his tie?

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

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

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