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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lorna?
(a) Laura's daughter who gets pregnant.
(b) Laura's sister.
(c) Laura's mother.
(d) Nathaniel's other girlfriend.

2. What does Titus Hoyt think will make him an educated man?
(a) Following a time-table every day.
(b) Going to England to study.
(c) Studying the Greek philosophers.
(d) Reading the Guardian.

3. How many children does Laura have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

4. What does Mr. Bhakcu do in the evenings?
(a) Sleeps soundly and doesn't do anything.
(b) Reads the Ramayana lying on his belly.
(c) Argues with Mrs. Morgan.
(d) Sings calypso songs to his wife.

5. When Titus Hoyt leaves the author and his mother what does he say?
(a) So long.
(b) Bye bye.
(c) Cheerio.
(d) Adios.

6. What does Morgan look like?
(a) He is medium-sized.
(b) He is large with a round face.
(c) He is small with very small hands and thin wrists.
(d) He is chubby with fat hands.

7. When did the author meet Titus Hoyt?
(a) When he was a little boy.
(b) Four months after the war started.
(c) A year after the war started.
(d) A year or two before the war after his father died.

8. Why does the author start crying soon after arriving in Port of Spain?
(a) He doesn't like Miguel Street.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He can't make friends.

9. What does Morgan do when he's having a fit of craziness?
(a) He beats on his iron fence and shouts at Bhakcu.
(b) He laughs crazily and shouts at Hat.
(c) He rages at his wife and beats her.
(d) He weeps and bemoans his fate.

10. What is the heading on the paper Chris, Morgan's fourth son, shows the author?
(a) How to be a Pyrotechnicist.
(b) How to Raise Children.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

11. What is the most the author makes being involved in Hat's racket?
(a) A quarter.
(b) Ten cents.
(c) Five cents.
(d) Twelve cents.

12. What is the name of the woman who is seen hurrying from Morgan's house one night?
(a) Teresa Blake.
(b) Lucy White.
(c) Maria Alcott.
(d) Mary Chambers.

13. Who comforts the author when he starts crying?
(a) A little girl in a pink dress.
(b) Hat.
(c) His mother.
(d) Morgan.

14. What does Titus Hoyt ask the author to do?
(a) Learn Latin.
(b) Write to the Editor of the Trinidad Guardian.
(c) Write a poem.
(d) Write to the Mayor of Port of Spain.

15. What do the people of Miguel Street call his collection of junk?
(a) His jewels.
(b) His fortune.
(c) His goodies.
(d) His materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Titus Hoyt wearing when the author first meets him?

2. How old is the author when he meets Titus Hoyt?

3. What does Big Foot do in the cinema one day?

4. What makes Morgan crazy with rage?

5. What happens to Big Foot when he and the author go to the sea-wall at Dockside?

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