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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 question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?
(a) Whether he knows any calypso songs.
(b) How Alfonso and Poor got White girlfriends.
(c) In what part of London they should look for a house.
(d) Whether Jean has a boyfriend.

2. In what area of London is the novel set?
(a) Putney.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Hackney.
(d) Brixton.

3. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?
(a) An envious or jealous temperament.
(b) A cold and distant attitude.
(c) An insistence on high moral standards.
(d) A pretense of being innocent and sincere.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Harry and Battersby's sister have a playful argument about when they meet?

2. On what day of the week does the story open?

3. What does Harry plan to do to make "some big money" (15)?

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

5. What is the narrator's purpose in listing the English behaviors and beliefs that he lists on pages 3 and 4?

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