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

2. What time does Battersby usually wake up to get ready for work?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

3. On page 59, what does the narrator compare the summer to?
(a) The "planting season."
(b) The "hunting season."
(c) The "mating season."
(d) The "marrying season."

4. Why is Battersby thinking about money while he makes his morning tea?
(a) His sister has asked him for a loan.
(b) He is almost out of tea and other basic supplies.
(c) He has just lost his job.
(d) He is behind on his rent payments.

5. What does Poor do for a living?
(a) He is a sales clerk.
(b) He sells drugs.
(c) He works in a cannery.
(d) He is a pickpocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?

2. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?

3. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?

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

5. What is de Nobriga's nickname?

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