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

2. On which floor is the narrator's guest room in the Food and Lodging for Travellers?
(a) Second floor.
(b) Ground floor.
(c) Third floor.
(d) Basement.

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

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

5. What does Ylayali accuse the narrator of being?
(a) Over-enthusiastic.
(b) Shy.
(c) Bold.
(d) Stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the sailor on board the Copégoro speak?

2. What is the weather like on the morning of the narrator's date with Ylayali?

3. What sound does the narrator hear when he is working in the sailor's room?

4. What part of the narrator's body is injured when he is hit by the cart?

5. What does the narrator see out of his window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator moved into the family room?

2. Describe how the narrator leaves Ylayali's apartment.

3. What happens to the narrator that makes him aware of his mental sluggishness?

4. Why does the narrator still try to force himself upon Ylayali?

5. How does the narrator dodge the street whore's invitation?

6. What ails the narrator at the start of Part 3?

7. A few days later, why is the narrator still sleeping in the family room?

8. How does the narrator react to seeing Ylayali with 'The Duke'?

9. Why does the narrator not speak to the woman in black when he first sees her outside his apartment?

10. What happens when the narrator is finally kicked out?

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