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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. Of which room is the landlord peeking through the keyhole?

2. What does the landlady ask the narrator to look over?

3. What does the narrator knock over as he struggles with Ylayali?

4. What is the name of the dockworker playing cards with the landlady's husband?

5. Who does the narrator realize is responsible for sending the 10-kroner note?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who lives in the family room?

3. What convinces the narrator that he is sane?

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

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

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

7. How does Queeny say he knows Ylayali?

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

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

10. How does Queeny offend the narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book. How does the author drive the narrative? How does the book's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator's pride doom him to failure? What does his working on a ship at the end of the novel show about his pride? What devices does Knut Hamsun use to explore the narrator's pride?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of policemen in the novel. In what way does the author show a favorable attitude towards civil authority? What does this reveal about Knut Hamsun's own views?

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