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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Queeny met Ylayali for the first time?
(a) By the river.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) By a bookstore.
(d) At a restaurant.

2. With what does the narrator insist the cart of potatoes is filled?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Beetroot.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Lettuce.

3. What color are the hired girl's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Grey.

4. Of what object belonging to Ylayali's does the narrator think when he sees the green-haired Christ on the wall?
(a) Her scarf.
(b) Her tablecloth.
(c) Her spittoon.
(d) Her picture frame.

5. Who does the narrator see first on the morning of his eviction?
(a) Lantern-men.
(b) Patrolmen.
(c) Drunks.
(d) Sailors.

6. What is the Copégoro unloading?
(a) Coal.
(b) Grain.
(c) Wood.
(d) Salt.

7. For what does Ylayali reach that tells the narrator she wants him to leave?
(a) Her blouse.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her cape.
(d) Her shawl.

8. With what do the landlady's daughters tease the old man?
(a) Straws.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Pebbles.

9. Of which room is the landlord peeking through the keyhole?
(a) The sailor's bedroom.
(b) The living-room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The hired girl's bedroom.

10. Who does the narrator realize is responsible for sending the 10-kroner note?
(a) The Chief.
(b) Ylayali.
(c) Hans Pauli.
(d) The Director.

11. Where is the Copégoro going after Leeds?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Tangiers.
(c) New York.
(d) Cadiz.

12. What is the nationality of the ship Copégoro?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Russian.
(d) Norwegian.

13. What does the narrator want to do before leaving Ylayali?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Kneel before her.
(d) Laugh at her.

14. What does the sailor say they need?
(a) A young man.
(b) An experienced sailor.
(c) Rum.
(d) More supplies.

15. Why does Queeny think the narrator has been fired from Christie's?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Tardiness.
(c) Stealing bread.
(d) Poor appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the narrator jump in despair?

2. What does the narrator think the guest who takes his room does for a living?

3. Why does the narrator go into the grocery shop again after taking the extra change?

4. What does the narrator want to give to the small boy who had been spat upon?

5. Where does the narrator resort to writing after losing his room?

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