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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. Why does Battersby's sister warn Matilda about him?
(a) Battersby already has an illegitimate child.
(b) Battersby did not treat his last girlfriend well.
(c) Battersby is known to lie all the time.
(d) Battersby tries to sleep with all of her friends.

2. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?
(a) Alfy.
(b) Poor.
(c) Nobby.
(d) Fitz.

3. Which of the friends seems most affected by the temptations of summer?
(a) Syl.
(b) Nobby.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Gallows.

4. When the men indicate that they do not trust Battersby to hold the group's money, who volunteers to be the group's treasurer?
(a) Harry.
(b) Poor.
(c) Fitzwilliams.
(d) Jean.

5. What is the name of Battersby's sister?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Lily.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase that Bat allegedly reads from the housing listings on page 61 is a clue that he might be lying?

2. What word do the male characters often use to refer to a woman?

3. What kind of man does Jean say she would like to marry?

4. In the market, when Alfy calls out to Poor that he is "dying for a cigarette," what reason does he give for not smoking one (39)?

5. What is Syl's solution to Nobby's unwilling dog ownership?

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