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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 101-125.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Bat's house looking for Harry?
(a) A police detective.
(b) Poor.
(c) Harry's Jamaican wife.
(d) Harry's agent.

2. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?
(a) These areas are less racially prejudiced.
(b) These are wealthy areas.
(c) Both are a long way from central London.
(d) Both have a large number of vacant properties.

3. What does Nobby's landlady tell him he must feed his dog?
(a) Stew meat.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Steak.
(d) Organ meats.

4. Who is the author of The Housing Lark?
(a) Sam Selvon.
(b) Lawrence Scott.
(c) Derek Walcott.
(d) Junot Diaz.

5. Which of Bat's friends is the narrator describing when he says "As if, by himself, he can't exist, life too big for him to tackle" (36)?
(a) Alfy.
(b) Gallows.
(c) Syl.
(d) Nobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gallows say that he feels sorry for Harry?

2. Who are the two men that wait for Harry outside the phone booth?

3. Why does Harry go into the phone booth?

4. What is de Nobriga's nickname?

5. What does the narrator accuse the men of because of their response to Teena's confrontation with Bat?

(see the answer key)

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