1. When the group of friends gather one summer night at Bat's apartment, why is Harry absent?
(a) He is on a date.
(b) He is in jail.
(c) He is performing.
(d) He is visiting Jamaica.

2. Which phrase that Bat allegedly reads from the housing listings on page 61 is a clue that he might be lying?
(a) "Large selection."
(b) "Highly-residential houses."
(c) "Our mortgage facilities."
(d) "All part of the country."

3. What does Fitz claim he did when a former girlfriend suggested they get married?
(a) He broke up with her.
(b) He hit her in the head.
(c) He asked out her best friend.
(d) He told her he was already married.

4. From the narrator's comment that "Syl would of tried the Savoy that night, he was so thirsty," what can be concluded about the Savoy (79)?
(a) It is a hotel with a well-known bar.
(b) It is a hotel that caters to itinerants and sex workers.
(c) It is a bar where a person can easily meet sex workers.
(d) It is a very expensive and exclusive hotel.

5. When Bat finally suggests that they go try the hotels around Paddington Station, because he is "getting tired with all this preliminary," what does the narrator's use of the word "preliminary" suggest (80)?
(a) Bat is bored with the task of helping Syl and just wants to hurry up and get Syl a hotel room.
(b) The hotels near Paddington are where Bat expected to end up from the beginning of their quest.
(c) The hotels near Paddington are on the way back to Bat's apartment, which is where he really wants to be.
(d) Bat is still hoping that both he and Syl will end up spending the night with Pat.