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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 49-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator worry about as he sits outside Our Saviour's Church?
(a) His outburst at Queeny.
(b) His supper.
(c) The quality of his article.
(d) His rent.

2. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?
(a) Her scarred face.
(b) Her single eye.
(c) An amputated leg.
(d) Her single yellow tooth.

3. Why does Mr. Christie decide against employing the narrator?
(a) Wrong date on the application.
(b) Doesn't like his appearance.
(c) Doesn't like his name.
(d) Bad handwriting on the application.

4. What does the narrator owe Hans Pauli?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Some money.
(d) A pair of trousers.

5. Who has sent the letter to him?
(a) Hans Pauli.
(b) The police.
(c) His landlady.
(d) The editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?

2. What does the narrator decide to sell to his friend in addition to barber's coupons?

3. Where does the narrator tell the old man he lives?

4. What is making the narrator feel drunk?

5. For whom does the narrator ask at the third-floor apartment?

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