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

2. What is the weather like on the morning of the narrator's date with Ylayali?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Sunny.

3. What language does the sailor on board the Copégoro speak?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Finnish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language was Hunger originally written?

2. Why does Ylayali move away when the narrator tries to take her hand the first time?

3. What noise disturbs the narrator from continuing with his play?

4. What is the Copégoro unloading?

5. At whom does the narrator throw his money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the narrator goes to the grocer's to ask for a candle on credit?

4. Why is the captain of the Copégoro reluctant to hire the narrator, and what is his compromise?

5. Who lives in the family room?

6. Why do Ylayali and the narrator go up to her apartment?

7. How does Queeny offend the narrator?

8. Why exactly does the narrator refuse the Chief's offer of an advance?

9. What happens to make the narrator lose faith in his play?

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

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