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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. When the men indicate that they do not trust Battersby to hold the group's money, who volunteers to be the group's treasurer?
(a) Jean.
(b) Poor.
(c) Fitzwilliams.
(d) Harry.

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

3. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?
(a) Ballad.
(b) Episodic.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Recursive.

4. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Syl.
(c) Gallows.
(d) de Nobriga.

5. What technique is employed when the narrator says, "If I was writing a story I could make up all sorts of things" (14)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Housing Lark?

2. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?

3. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?

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

5. On page 3, what does the narrator note that Battersby finds strange about living in England?

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