question: He was actually right next door to it . The reason no one knew about it was the guy had just started his hostel 3 days ago . We paid for a 10 bed dorm , but there were only 4 beds .

OPTIONS:
- The hostel is dirty .
- Another man got their 10 bedroom room .
- They did n't get as many beds as they paid for .
- Another man took their room .
Q: Why does the narrator seem to feel ripped off ?

answer: They did n't get as many beds as they paid for .

question: But these had changed , lest they would not be in their current state . Or perhaps I had not remembered them clearly , adding life and vitality to something that was already dying , making the memories happier places to be . I already had so many memories of those around me dying , slowly and in an instant both , that maybe my mind shaped these ones into something of gentler times , better things to be enjoyed . No . I refused to let myself delude myself into thinking that they had always been this way . They had been the ones to change , not my memories of them .

OPTIONS:
- To make a better life .
- None of the above choices .
- To escape what is happening .
- To reignite their imagination .
Q: What may be the reason for deluding oneself from reality ?

answer: To escape what is happening .

question: He had just spent hours organizing the storage locker his vagabond mother rented just off the French Quarter . She kept such an odd collection of items . He found her old , dog - eared copy of Rudyard Kipling 's The Jungle Book , signed by Louis Prima .

OPTIONS:
- Atlanta
- Austin
- New Orleans
- None of the above choices .
Q: What city may he currently be in ?

answer:
New Orleans