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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Elias tries repeatedly to pass the exam and can't, what does he first become?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A teacher in Hoyt's school.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A sanitation inspector.

2. Who is Popo?
(a) A local carpenter.
(b) A garbage man.
(c) The author's uncle.
(d) A comedian.

3. In what time in history does the novel take place?
(a) During the Korean War.
(b) During WWII.
(c) During WWI.
(d) During the Civil War.

4. When Popo gets out of jail, how do the people of Miguel Street treat him?
(a) Like a comedian.
(b) Like a hero, better than Hat or Bogart.
(c) Like an ex-con.
(d) Like a ruined man.

5. How many years does B.Wordsworth expect to spend writing his poem?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Twenty-two years.

6. What does Sergeant Charles arrest Bogart for?
(a) Bigamy.
(b) Drunkeness.
(c) Being a public nuisance.
(d) Stealing.

7. What does the exam given at Hoyt's school qualify the person who passes it to become?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A teacher.

8. What happens to Bogart in South America?
(a) He is arrested and escapes.
(b) He falls in love.
(c) He gets a venereal disease.
(d) He gets a tropical disease.

9. What kind of poem does B. Wordsworth intend to write?
(a) A poem about Trinidad.
(b) The greatest poem in the world.
(c) A poem on nature.
(d) A love poem.

10. How does Bogart make his money?
(a) By tailoring.
(b) As a comedian.
(c) By fixing cars.
(d) As an innkeeper.

11. When Elias can't pass the exam for his license, what does he become?
(a) The driver of a scavenging cart.
(b) A poet.
(c) A cook.
(d) A boxer.

12. What does George do after his wife's funeral?
(a) He vows never to beat any family member again.
(b) He leaves for a week and comes back with a new wife.
(c) He apologizes to his two children and begs their forgiveness.
(d) He reforms and becomes a new man.

13. How long is Bogart gone the second time he disappears from Trinidad?
(a) Five months.
(b) A year.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three months.

14. What happens at Dolly's wedding?
(a) The crowd cheers her.
(b) Some of the people in the crowd seranade her.
(c) The crowd mocks her.
(d) The crowd throws flowers at her and her groom.

15. When Popo returns from his trip what does he do?
(a) He cheers up.
(b) He becomes angry and works constantly.
(c) He visits his friends on Miguel Street.
(d) He cries constantly and seeks consolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is George's second wife?

2. What does Man-man like to do to people?

3. Why is Popo put in jail?

4. Who does Hat look and talk like?

5. What does Dolly do at her wedding?

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