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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 51-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?
(a) Episodic.
(b) Recursive.
(c) Ballad.
(d) Sonnet.

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Nice.
(c) Generous.
(d) Smart.

3. As her conversation with Matilda continues, what second objection to Harry does Jean raise?
(a) He is too serious.
(b) He is too innocent.
(c) He is too religious.
(d) He is too generous.

4. Where does Gallows tell his friends that he might get a windfall of money from?
(a) The sale of his photographs.
(b) Reparations for his imprisonment.
(c) The death of a relative.
(d) The sale of his music.

5. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Syl.
(c) Gallows.
(d) de Nobriga.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Harry and Battersby's sister have a playful argument about when they meet?

2. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?

3. How does Jean surprise Gallows when he runs into her near the park where she is looking for clients?

4. What does Teena constantly try to prevent the men from doing?

5. Each time the men go by Fitz and Teena's house, what do they find Fitz doing?

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