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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. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?
(a) Harry should be more straightforward with Jean.
(b) He can fix Harry up with an English woman.
(c) Harry should date Matilda to make Jean jealous.
(d) He will talk to Jean on Harry's behalf.

2. As Poor approaches his friends in the market, what detail of his appearance does the narrator mention?
(a) He has a habit of looking at the ground as he walks.
(b) He walks with a barely noticeable limp.
(c) He always has his hands in his pockets.
(d) He has a dimple on his left cheek, but not his right.

3. On page 81, what description of his own demeanor does Bat give when he is persuading Syl to let him be the one to go into the final hotel to ask for a room?
(a) "Optimistic."
(b) "Aristocratic."
(c) "Diplomatic."
(d) "Hypnotic."

4. What is implied by Pat looking around the apartment "as if she seeing it for the first time" before she announces "I can't sleep here" (76)?
(a) Pat is prejudiced against Blacks.
(b) Pat is afraid of being alone with three men.
(c) The apartment is too far away from Pat's job.
(d) The apartment is very run down.

5. Why are many people in the West Indian community upset with Poor?
(a) Because Poor is trying to disrupt the excursion.
(b) Because Poor acts as if he is better than other West Indians.
(c) Because of what happened to Harry.
(d) Because Poor is a drug dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the characters use that hints at the French colonial history of Trinidad?

2. What does Nobby's landlady tell him he must feed his dog?

3. Which of the friends sees Harry as he is being led away by the two men?

4. When Pat first announces that she has no intention of sharing a hotel room with Syl, what does Bat say in response?

5. What does Poor offer his friends as a way to get back in their good graces?

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