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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. Why does Gallows hope that he finds a wallet on the ground instead of finding loose money, as Alfy did?
(a) It would be less work to pick up.
(b) It would be easier to pretend to have dropped.
(c) It would likely contain more money.
(d) It might lead to a reward from the owner.

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

3. What does Syl tell Pat to stop doing when they see a police car approaching?
(a) Crying.
(b) Leaning against the wall.
(c) Hiding behind Bat.
(d) Shoving him.

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

5. Which of the friends urges the others to give Bat a chance to explain what is happening with the housing plan?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Alfy.
(c) Poor.
(d) Gallows.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Poor returns to the char-a-banc at the end of the excursion, what does he find has happened?

2. 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)?

3. Which British monarch lived at Hamdon Court?

4. Who is the first of the friends to ask Bat for his money back?

5. Which of the men have been to visit Harry in jail?

(see the answer key)

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