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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 26-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?
(a) It seems even more run-down and embarrassing.
(b) It starts to seem like not such a bad place.
(c) It suddenly feels too small.
(d) It starts to feel like a home where he could bring a wife.

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

3. What do Harry and Battersby's sister have a playful argument about when they meet?
(a) Calypso music.
(b) Big Ben.
(c) Aloo pie.
(d) England's monarchy.

4. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?
(a) The "wind rippling through the rice stalks."
(b) A "wave moving through deep water."
(c) The "steam rising from a boiling kettle."
(d) A "snake weaving through long grass."

5. What word do the characters use that hints at the French colonial history of Trinidad?
(a) Oui.
(b) Merci.
(c) Ouf.
(d) Mince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?

3. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?

4. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?

5. Why does Battersby's sister warn Matilda about him?

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