![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator intend to buy with the remaining money?
2. In his desperation, what does the narrator intend to sell to the pawnbroker?
3. To whom does the narrator give his stolen money?
4. What physical feature of the woman outside the butcher's shop nauseates the narrator?
5. Where does the narrator tell the old man he lives?
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. What does the narrator find sitting on his bedside table when he returns to his old apartment?
4. What stories does the narrator tell to explain the package with his green blanket inside?
5. Why does the narrator start crying?
6. Why does the narrator suspect Scissors of trying to drive him away?
7. Why is the narrator put into a reserved cell?
8. Describe the narrator's fantasy of Princess Ylayali's castle.
9. How does the narrator react to the old cripple walking in front of him?
10. How does the narrator react to Queeny's advice on tailors?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the portrayal of policemen in the novel. In what way does the author show a favorable attitude towards civil authority? What does this reveal about Knut Hamsun's own views?
Essay Topic 2
Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses other characters in the book. How are they introduced and removed from the story? What impact do they have on the narrator?
Essay Topic 3
How does the narrator's pride doom him to failure? What does his working on a ship at the end of the novel show about his pride? What devices does Knut Hamsun use to explore the narrator's pride?
This section contains 783 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |