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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. Where does the narrator decide to go to write for the day after seeing Hans Pauli?

2. What does the narrator call the pawnshop owner?

3. In his desperation, what does the narrator intend to sell to the pawnbroker?

4. What does the narrator say is the nicest object in his apartment?

5. Of what country does the narrator say his landlord was Prime Minister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What practical joke does the narrator decide to play on the passing policeman?

4. Why do the two shopkeepers refuse the narrator money?

5. How does the narrator view the red rocking chair when he decides to leave his apartment for good?

6. Why is the narrator embarrassed by his blanket, and what does he do with it?

7. Describe the narrator's apartment at the beginning of the novel.

8. What does the narrator find sitting on his bedside table when he returns to his old apartment?

9. How does the narrator treat the two women?

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

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 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the parallels between the narrator's surroundings and his mental state. How do the narrator's surroundings affect his writing? How are his thoughts influenced by being in certain locations, such as by a church or at the pier?

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