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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. Which of the friends sees Harry as he is being led away by the two men?
(a) Alfy.
(b) Syl.
(c) Gallows.
(d) Poor.

2. When Bat calls Teena "macoumere," what is it likely from context that means by the remark?
(a) She is someone the group respects as a leader.
(b) She is not fulfilling her role as a woman.
(c) She will someday be his child's godmother.
(d) She is acting like she is his mother.

3. Each time the men go by Fitz and Teena's house, what do they find Fitz doing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Cleaning.

4. Why does Matilda hurry home from work to talk to Jean one night shortly after the excursion to Hamdon Court?
(a) She wants to hear about Jean's visit to Harry in jail.
(b) She has heard a rumor about Bat and another woman.
(c) She wants to let Jean know that her company is hiring.
(d) She has found a house that she thinks the group could afford.

5. Where is Pat from?
(a) Wales.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the group of friends gather one summer night at Bat's apartment, why is Harry absent?

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

3. Based on the amount of detail given in the passage that describes Charlie Victor's feelings about West Indian culture, what does he seem to miss the most?

4. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?

5. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?

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