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

2. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?
(a) It is important to remember what we have in common with others.
(b) All people are equal and have equal rights.
(c) There are two people in the conversation and both viewpoints count.
(d) The person he is speaking to is from the same background as Battersby.

3. What does Harry plan to do to make "some big money" (15)?
(a) Sell tapes of his music.
(b) Rob a store.
(c) Write home to his parents.
(d) Get a construction job.

4. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?
(a) He does not want Harry to bring his banjo.
(b) He wants Harry to agree to do all the cooking and cleaning.
(c) He wants Harry to agree not to speak to his sister.
(d) He does not want Harry to be told what the rent is.

5. 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) Harry.
(b) Poor.
(c) Jean.
(d) Fitzwilliams.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?

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

3. What does Battersby make himself for breakfast?

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

5. What is de Nobriga's nickname?

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