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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 19-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?
(a) His waistcoat.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His shirt.

2. Who does the narrator overtake as he leaves the park to return to the pawnshop?
(a) A gardener.
(b) Two nursemaids.
(c) Two women.
(d) His landlady.

3. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?
(a) A linen shop.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A candlestick maker.
(d) A butcher shop.

4. What is the narrator rejected at the fire department for wearing?
(a) His worn trousers.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His hat.
(d) No shoes.

5. What does the narrator find in his pawned waistcoat pocket?
(a) Money.
(b) Pawnshop tickets.
(c) An address.
(d) An invitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what does the old man stare when the narrator gives him his the money?

2. Where does the narrator decide to go to write for the day after seeing Hans Pauli?

3. What does the old man say he needs money to buy?

4. Why does the woman's friend think the narrator is acting so strangely?

5. What does the pawnbroker have attached to his door that makes a distinctive sound?

(see the answer key)

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