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

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

3. To whom does George marry off his daughter, Dolly?
(a) To a prosperous, rich man.
(b) To an American.
(c) To Hat's cousin.
(d) To a small, nasty man.

4. What does Man-man declare he is?
(a) He declares he's an orphan who is actually a prince.
(b) He declares he's an American.
(c) He declares he's a politician who will rule Trinidad.
(d) He declares he's the new messiah and will be crucified.

5. Where does Popo travel to after his wife leaves him?
(a) Arima.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Carrera.
(d) Tobago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bogart do on his first trip away from Miguel Street?

3. What is surprising about how the people of Miguel Street regard other inhabitants in the street?

4. What does George do after his wife's funeral?

5. What does the author accomplish ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George begin to do after his wife's death, who does he marry next and what happens to them?

2. What happens when Man-man's dog dies?

3. What is Elias's fate?

4. What kind of speech does Black Wordsworth have, and what does he claim about himself?

5. Give a short description of Bogart, how he interacts with his friends, and what he does for a living.

6. What does Man-man declare about himself and what happens then?

7. How long is Bogart gone the second time he disappears and how does he change?

8. What man with the name of a famous poet stops by the author's house one day, and what does he tell the author?

9. What does the author talk to Man-Man about, and what is the particular characteristic of Man-man's speech?

10. What happens to B. Wordsworth and his poem?

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