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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 1-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of appeal is the narrator making when he says "being as I want to tell the truth, I have to say that that is how it happen" (14)?
(a) Appeal to ethos.
(b) Appeal to logos.
(c) Appeal to pathos.
(d) Appeal to authority.

2. What technique is used when the narrator says that "Up in the atmosphere thunder roll with laughter"?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

3. What does Battersby make himself for breakfast?
(a) Beans and rice.
(b) Mashed sardines.
(c) Toast and an egg.
(d) Curried vegetables.

4. What is Gallows looking for when he comes into Battersby's apartment?
(a) A five-pound note.
(b) A joint.
(c) A scrap of paper.
(d) A button.

5. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?
(a) She begs for money in the park.
(b) She is a sex worker.
(c) She sings and plays music in the subway.
(d) She is a pickpocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Battersby's sister?

2. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?

3. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?

4. Why is Battersby thinking about money while he makes his morning tea?

5. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?

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