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?
Wire

Pig iron

Cork

Wood
2 Does selling rat traps provide the protagonist with a steady income?
Yes: but only in the winter when the rats try to escape the cold in people's homes and businesses

No: because no matter how many rat traps he sells, he always wastes the money on luxuries

Yes: rat traps are actually quite a profitable industry

No: even when he is able to sell them, he still has to beg and steal to survive
3 Which of the following emotions is felt by the vagabond, the crofter, and Edla in the story?
sadness

loneliness

rage

hysteria
4 What color is the crofter's cottage?
Brown

Blue

Gray

Red
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 fearful suspicion

With a sour face
6 Which of the following does the crofter cook for himself and the vagabond?
porridge

a shoofly pie

a nice steak

a loaf of warm bread
7 Which of the following card games do the vagabond and the crofter play?
war

poker

mjölis

Uno
8 How much money does the vagabond steal from the crofter?
100 dollars

75 kronor

30 kronor

50 kronor
9 Why is the crofter totally reliant on his cow to make a living?
He was fired from the mill for insubordinance

He grew ill from the fumes of the furnace

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

He's too old to day-labor anymore
10 How does the vagabond steal the kronor?
He threatens to hurt the crofter if he tries to stop him and simply takes the purse and leaves

He breaks the crofter's window and takes the money from the purse

He steals the money while the crofter sleeps

He takes one kronor every hour so the crofter won't notice
11 To which of the following does Lagerlöf compare the dark forest?
A cave

A prison

A labyrinth

An oasis
12 Which of the following was the Ironmaster's wife's name?
Edla

Greta

Elizabeth

von Stahle
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 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

The vagabond calls his daughter by the wrong name

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 milk cow

A suit

A fur coat

Thirty kronor
16 Who ultimately defends the vagabond and advocates for him to be able to stay at the manor?
The Ironmaster

von Ståhle

Stjernström

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

Cottageville

Mårbacka

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

Bone china plates

Gold necklaces

Ruby rings
19 How do the Ironmaster and Edla find out that the vagabond stole from the crofter?
The crofter tells everyone at church

The sheriff comes to their door looking for a man with rat traps strung around his neck

He confesses to them over Christmas dinner

Edla finds the thirty kronor in the vagabond's old pockets
20 How is the vagabond's handwriting described?
As jagged

As childish

As perfect script

As fluid