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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator get Pastor Levison's address?
(a) Church of Our Saviour.
(b) A beggar.
(c) Pascha's Bookstore.
(d) A policeman.

2. What is the time of year at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

3. Where does the narrator tell the old man he lives?
(a) St. Olaf's Place.
(b) Royal Gardens.
(c) Graensen Street.
(d) Karl Johan Street.

4. What does the narrator discover in the darkness of his cell?
(a) Despair.
(b) His keys.
(c) A new word.
(d) A rat.

5. What does the waitress offer to buy the narrator?
(a) A glass of milk.
(b) A bowl of soup.
(c) His meal.
(d) A glass of beer.

6. From what is the dog's collar made?
(a) Moroccan leather.
(b) Mexican silver.
(c) Brazilian gold.
(d) Iron chains.

7. What does the narrator offer the old man who sits down on his bench?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A drink.
(c) His coupons.
(d) His painting.

8. Where is the narrator sitting at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A town square.
(c) An inn.
(d) A park.

9. What does the narrator leave behind when he is asked to move on by the policeman?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His hat.
(c) His waistcoat.
(d) His papers.

10. Where has Mr. Pettersen gone?
(a) To the library.
(b) Home.
(c) To his university.
(d) To the hospital.

11. Who suggests to the narrator that he should ask to be locked up?
(a) Pastor Levison.
(b) Hans Pauli.
(c) Cisler.
(d) The Duke.

12. Of what in particular is the narrator frightened?
(a) A nail-hole.
(b) Being discovered.
(c) The sound of the rain.
(d) His hunger.

13. What does the narrator buy for his breakfast?
(a) Some eggs.
(b) A plate of potatoes.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) A side of beef.

14. Where does the narrator decide to sleep for the night?
(a) The woods.
(b) An inn.
(c) With family.
(d) His old apartment.

15. What does Miss Andersen sell?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Fish.
(c) Shrouds.
(d) Baskets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of clothing does the narrator pawn?

2. What type of business does Fabian Olsen own?

3. What name does the narrator give to the Officer on Duty?

4. To what does the narrator compare the wastebasket in the editor's office?

5. What kind of job opening does the narrator see?

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