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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 76-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bat first suggest Syl look for a hotel room?
(a) Bayswater.
(b) Hackney.
(c) Newham.
(d) Brixton.

2. What does Syl tell Pat to stop doing when they see a police car approaching?
(a) Leaning against the wall.
(b) Shoving him.
(c) Hiding behind Bat.
(d) Crying.

3. When Harry runs into Jean near the park on the night he is wandering around high, what does he finally realize?
(a) Jean is a sex worker.
(b) Jean does not want to marry a Black man.
(c) Jean is controlling and mean.
(d) Jean is the only thing keeping the housing plan together.

4. When, on page 83, the narrator says that "Trinidadians does thirst after fete as pants the hart for crystal streams," what is the Trinidadians' love for "fete" being compared to?
(a) A rabbit's love of shiny and reflective surfaces.
(b) The human heart's response to nature.
(c) A deer's love of clear running water.
(d) The human love of beautiful clothing and jewelry.

5. When they are smoking in the park, where does Poor offer to take Harry later that evening?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) To meet Fitz's wife.
(c) Piccadilly Circus.
(d) A Jamaican-owned club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fitz claim he did when a former girlfriend suggested they get married?

2. What does Gallows toss to Syl as he leaves him outside the final hotel?

3. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?

4. When the narrator says that Trinidadians love a "fete," what is he saying they love?

5. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?

(see the answer key)

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