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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. When Gallows sees the other men in the market, what does he accuse them of, besides smoking?
(a) Lying about him to Battersby.
(b) Spending money on drinking and women.
(c) Trying to drop him from the plan to buy a house.
(d) Stealing his five-pound note.

2. When Poor and Harry are smoking in the park, what question does Harry ask?
(a) He asks how much rent Bat pays for their apartment.
(b) He asks whether Poor will reconsider the housing scheme.
(c) He asks what Jean does for a living.
(d) He asks whether Poor thinks he can make it as a musician.

3. In what area of London is the novel set?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Hackney.
(d) Putney.

4. What reason does Nobby give for thinking that Harry will not be able to make a success of his singing career?
(a) He is not talented.
(b) He sings the wrong kind of music.
(c) He is easy to manipulate.
(d) He is Black.

5. How did Fitz meet Teena?
(a) She worked with Syl.
(b) She lived in Poor's building.
(c) She was Alfy's girlfriend.
(d) She is Nobby's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?

3. Of the friends who have agreed to the housing plan, which three does the narrator say are at least somewhat serious about getting a house?

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

5. What does Harry do to make himself feel better after his conversation with Jean near the park?

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