The Rattrap Quizzes

The Rattrap Quiz "The Rat Trap" Reading Quiz

1 Which of the following materials does the protagonist use to make rat traps?
Pig iron

Cork

Wood

Wire
2 Does selling rat traps provide the protagonist with a steady income?
No: because no matter how many rat traps he sells, he always wastes the money on luxuries

No: even when he is able to sell them, he still has to beg and steal to survive

Yes: but only in the winter when the rats try to escape the cold in people's homes and businesses

Yes: rat traps are actually quite a profitable industry
3 Which of the following emotions is felt by the vagabond, the crofter, and Edla in the story?
loneliness

hysteria

rage

sadness
4 What color is the crofter's cottage?
Gray

Blue

Red

Brown
5 How is the protagonist usually greeted by people whose doors he knocks on for shelter?
With a cot to sleep in

With open arms

With a sour face

With a fearful suspicion
6 Which of the following does the crofter cook for himself and the vagabond?
a loaf of warm bread

porridge

a nice steak

a shoofly pie
7 Which of the following card games do the vagabond and the crofter play?
poker

mjölis

war

Uno
8 How much money does the vagabond steal from the crofter?
30 kronor

50 kronor

100 dollars

75 kronor
9 Why is the crofter totally reliant on his cow to make a living?
He's too old to day-labor anymore

He was fired from the mill for insubordinance

He saved so much money that he no longer needs to work

He grew ill from the fumes of the furnace
10 How does the vagabond steal the kronor?
He steals the money while the crofter sleeps

He threatens to hurt the crofter if he tries to stop him and simply takes the purse and leaves

He takes one kronor every hour so the crofter won't notice

He breaks the crofter's window and takes the money from the purse
11 To which of the following does Lagerlöf compare the dark forest?
An oasis

A cave

A prison

A labyrinth
12 Which of the following was the Ironmaster's wife's name?
von Stahle

Edla

Elizabeth

Greta
13 Which of the following is the name of the master smith?
Nils Olaf

von Ståhle

Stjernström

John Croft
14 Why does the Ironmaster finally realize the vagabond is not his friend?
The vagabond calls his daughter by the wrong name

The man's voice sounds totally different from von Ståhle's

After the man is shaven and dressed in clean clothes, he sees that he does not resemble his friend

As the Ironmaster tells stories about their regiment, the vagabond fails to register any of them
15 Which of the following does the vagabond receive as a Christmas gift?
A suit

A fur coat

Thirty kronor

A milk cow
16 Who ultimately defends the vagabond and advocates for him to be able to stay at the manor?
The Ironmaster

von Ståhle

Edla

Stjernström
17 The Ironmaster's manor is called...
Ramsjö

Mårbacka

Stjernström

Cottageville
18 Which of the following does the Ironmaster expect the vagabond to steal while they are at church?
Silver spoons

Ruby rings

Bone china plates

Gold necklaces
19 How do the Ironmaster and Edla find out that the vagabond stole from the crofter?
He confesses to them over Christmas dinner

Edla finds the thirty kronor in the vagabond's old pockets

The crofter tells everyone at church

The sheriff comes to their door looking for a man with rat traps strung around his neck
20 How is the vagabond's handwriting described?
As fluid

As jagged

As perfect script

As childish