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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what is the dog's collar made?

2. Why can't the narrator sell his glasses?

3. For what reason does C. Zacharias Bartel think the narrator has visited him?

4. What does the narrator make a habit of eating to stave off hunger?

5. Where has Mr. Pettersen gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the narrator's worries about the word 'kuboaa'?

2. Of what does the narrator become terrified in the dark?

3. Why does the narrator stop to read the late editions of the newspapers, and for what does he apply?

4. How has the narrator's poverty already been revealed to the reader?

5. Why does the narrator decide to return to his old apartment?

6. Why does the narrator think of his banker friend?

7. What stories does the narrator tell to explain the package with his green blanket inside?

8. Why does the narrator give his banker friend his tie?

9. What criticism does the editor give the narrator over his articles?

10. Why is the narrator glad when the stable-boy asks him for five kroner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fantasy plays a large role in this novel. Discuss the narrator and Ylayali's fantasies of one another. How do they differ from reality? How do you think they affect the character's actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the statement at the beginning of the novel, "This wonderous city that no one leaves before it has made its marks upon him." How does the author develop the ambiguity in this sentence? How do the other characters in the book seem to be living?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the book? What was his experience of starvation and poverty?

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