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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator sitting at the beginning of Part Two?

2. What does the narrator call the editor?

3. What is the unnamed man taking to the pawnshop when he bumps into the narrator?

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

5. Of what is Princess Ylayali's throne made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What practical joke does the narrator decide to play on the passing policeman?

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

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

4. Why do the two shopkeepers refuse the narrator money?

5. Why does the narrator decide to return to his old apartment?

6. Of what does the narrator become terrified in the dark?

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

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

9. What are the narrator's worries about the word 'kuboaa'?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think are the main mistakes the narrator makes in the novel? Why does he keep missing opportunities for food and money? How would you react in a similar situation?

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