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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. 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 that caters to itinerants and sex workers.
(b) It is a hotel with a well-known bar.
(c) It is a bar where a person can easily meet sex workers.
(d) It is a very expensive and exclusive hotel.

2. 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) The hotels near Paddington are on the way back to Bat's apartment, which is where he really wants to be.
(b) The hotels near Paddington are where Bat expected to end up from the beginning of their quest.
(c) Bat is bored with the task of helping Syl and just wants to hurry up and get Syl a hotel room.
(d) Bat is still hoping that both he and Syl will end up spending the night with Pat.

3. When Bat tells Syl that a hotel room in the first area they go to is likely to cost two guineas or more, what does the narrator comment about Bat's motives?
(a) He is trying to demonstrate to Pat how poor Syl is.
(b) He is trying to get Syl to ask him to split the cost of the room.
(c) He is trying to get Syl to change his mind about getting a hotel.
(d) He is trying to demonstrate to Pat how cheap Syl is.

4. Why does Gallows hope that he finds a wallet on the ground instead of finding loose money, as Alfy did?
(a) It would be less work to pick up.
(b) It would likely contain more money.
(c) It might lead to a reward from the owner.
(d) It would be easier to pretend to have dropped.

5. What do Harry and Jean agree that Bat and his friends all lack?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the narrator's explanation of how dogs are treated in the West Indies, what is it reasonable to conclude?

2. Which of the friends seems most affected by the temptations of summer?

3. As Poor approaches his friends in the market, what detail of his appearance does the narrator mention?

4. When Gallows looks at the pavement of Bayswater Road, what does it make him wonder about London?

5. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?

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