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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author do for the first time when he arrives in Port of Spain?

2. What does Mrs. Bhakcu look like?

3. What do the people of Miguel Street call his collection of junk?

4. What is the name of Morgan's eldest son?

5. How many children does Morgan have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Big Foot do for a living and what happens one day on the beach when the author and Big Foot connect briefly?

2. Describe Nathaniel and his relationship with Laura.

3. What makes Big Foot grow in prominence and respect on Miguel Street, and how does he lose that respect?

4. What does Titus Hoyt urge the author to do, why and against whose wishes?

5. What does Titus do because he is not really qualified to become a teacher?

6. How many children does Morgan have and with whom is he married?

7. What is the main focus of chapter 10 where Laura is introduced to the reader?

8. Who is Mr. Titus Hoyt, and when does the author meet him?

9. What happens to Eddoes's baby and what is her name?

10. Describe Big Foot and why the author is frightened of him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Where does Bogart go on his first two-month trip, and what does he do on the trip?

2. What does Bogart start doing after his four-month disappearance. Why do you think this occurred?

3. Why does Sergeant Charles arrest Bogart?

4. Choose two of the above topics and write on them.

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe Toni and Angela Hereira.

2. How does Toni treat Angela and what does she do because of this that puts her in contact with the author's mother?

3. What does Angela do when she finally leaves Toni?

4. Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1. What happens to B. Wordsworth and why do you think this happens to him?

2. Why do you suppose the author remains anonymous in the book but appears in every episode?

3. Why do you suppose V. S. Naipaul's characters are more like caricatures than real characters? Explain your reasons.

4. Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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