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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 picture frame.
(c) Her spittoon.
(d) Her tablecloth.

2. What does the landlady give to the narrator that he refuses?
(a) Bread and butter.
(b) Beer.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Bowl of soup.

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

4. For what does the narrator ask from the lame man at the railway pier?
(a) Money.
(b) Milk.
(c) Bread.
(d) Tobacco.

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

6. What happens to the narrator after visiting the grocer's for the second time?
(a) He is sent to prison.
(b) He gets work.
(c) He becomes homeless.
(d) He develops a fever.

7. Who does the narrator say invented conscience?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Kierkegaard.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Kant.

8. How does the narrator act on leaving Ylayali?
(a) Scared.
(b) Wounded.
(c) Cold.
(d) Proud.

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

10. Where does the narrator resort to writing after losing his room?
(a) The roof.
(b) The street.
(c) The hall.
(d) The stairway.

11. What is the name of the dockworker playing cards with the landlady's husband?
(a) Glassy.
(b) Queeny.
(c) Stony.
(d) Pauli.

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

13. What is the Copégoro carrying to Leeds?
(a) Ballast.
(b) Wool.
(c) Coal.
(d) Grain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the landlord call the old man?

2. What is the name of the ship about which the narrator asks the cripple?

3. About what does the narrator joke to himself as he talks to himself in his room?

4. With what does the narrator insist the cart of potatoes is filled?

5. What is the weather like on the morning of the narrator's date with Ylayali?

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