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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. With what do the landlady's daughters tease the old man?

2. How does the narrator see Ylayali when she reaches her hand out to him as he leaves?

3. What is the Copégoro unloading?

4. What does the narrator want to do before leaving Ylayali?

5. What does the landlady give to the narrator that he refuses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator decide to live?

3. Why does the narrator put himself in view of The Chief?

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

5. Why do you think Ylayali is disappointed in the narrator?

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

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

8. How does the narrator act towards Ylayali once they are upstairs?

9. What convinces the narrator that he is sane?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the parallels between the narrator's surroundings and his mental state. How do the narrator's surroundings affect his writing? How are his thoughts influenced by being in certain locations, such as by a church or at the pier?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the book? What was his experience of starvation and poverty?

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