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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author accomplish ?
(a) Passes the exam qualifying him to become a doctor.
(b) Wrutes a book of poetry.
(c) Marries a very wealthy Trinidadian girl.
(d) Gets a teaching position in Hoyt's school.

2. How does George treat his second wife and his daughter?
(a) He starts beating them both savagely .
(b) He serves them breakfast sandwiches and coffee.
(c) He becomes the "model" husband and father.
(d) He plans starting to e preptar

3. What was rare for a man's wife to do on Miguel Street?
(a) Have other woman friends.
(b) Work.
(c) Be unhappy.
(d) Keep a clean house.

4. What is the eventual fate of George's wife, the mother of his children?
(a) She leaves George and moves in wtih another man.
(b) She dies from the beatings and is given a shabby funeral.
(c) She seeks refuge in the author's house.
(d) She runs away and hides on board a ship.

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

6. What do the people on Miguel Street think Popo is?
(a) A jerk.
(b) A "man-woman".
(c) A natural poet.
(d) A hero.

7. What does Elias do after his mother's death?
(a) He becomes a hermit.
(b) He drops out of the author's circle of friends.
(c) He disappears on a ship.
(d) He becomes very ill.

8. What does George's wife do?
(a) All the family's work as a laundress.
(b) All the family's work as a waitress.
(c) All the family's work as a cook.
(d) All the family' work as a house-cleaner.

9. What is Popo like till his wife leaves him?
(a) A bully.
(b) A nice, hard-working man.
(c) A clown.
(d) A shy introvert.

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

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

12. How does George treat his children?
(a) He expects them to be great successes.
(b) He is ver protective of them.
(c) He beats them savagely, too.
(d) He dotes on them.

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

14. How does B. Wordsworth speak?
(a) With broken English.
(b) With perfect English.
(c) With a heavy Trinidadian accent.
(d) With an American accent.

15. What does Elias do after the second wife leaves his father?
(a) He becomes a waiter.
(b) He gets a job on a ship.
(c) He gets engaged to a local girl.
(d) He spends his time studying for an exam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective describes George best?

2. How long is Bogart gone the second time he disappears from Trinidad?

3. What does Dolly, George's daughter, do after George's second wife leaves him.

4. How long is Bogart gone the first time he disappears from Miguel Street?

5. What is the name of Dolly's husband?

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