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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say he will he never think again about tramps?
(a) They are at fault for being homeless
(b) They are a source of humor
(c) They are drunken scoundrels
(d) They have somewhere to go

2. What does the young tramp claimed to have been?
(a) The prime minister
(b) A carpenter
(c) A lawyer
(d) A pimp

3. How big are the bedrooms in the spike?
(a) 5x5 feet
(b) 8x8 feet
(c) 10x10 feet
(d) 8x5 feet

4. In what city did Bozo have an accident?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Paris
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Liverpool

5. What does the narrator say has destroyed manhood?
(a) Society
(b) Love
(c) Marriage
(d) Malnutrition

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is illegal?

2. What do the narrator and Paddy visit in this chapter?

3. Why does Paddy want to bury his money?

4. Where does the tramp major invite the narrator to work?

5. On the what do the tramps sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's theory about British swear words?

2. How does the narrator describe the deputy and his wife?

3. What are the narrator's views on England as he travels there by boat?

4. How is Bozo more interesting than other homeless people he has met in the book?

5. What does the narrator discover about England in chapter 25?

6. Describe the character of Paddy.

7. In what way does the young man affect the narrator in chapter 29?

8. Why does Paddy want to bury his five pence?

9. What reason does the narrator give for the existence of tramps?

10. How do the tramps behave in the church in chapter 33?

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