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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 is de Nobriga's nickname?
(a) Iggy.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Deno.
(d) Nobby.

2. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?
(a) Guyana.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Jamaica.

3. Why is Battersby thinking about money while he makes his morning tea?
(a) His sister has asked him for a loan.
(b) He has just lost his job.
(c) He is behind on his rent payments.
(d) He is almost out of tea and other basic supplies.

4. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?
(a) Generous.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Smart.
(d) Nice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?

2. When the men indicate that they do not trust Battersby to hold the group's money, who volunteers to be the group's treasurer?

3. What word does Battersby use to describe his sister?

4. What technique is employed when the narrator says, "If I was writing a story I could make up all sorts of things" (14)?

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

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