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

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

3. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?
(a) Food, rum, and marijuana.
(b) Money, food, and rum.
(c) Fame, money, and respect.
(d) Power, money, and fame.

4. 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.

5. What is the name of Battersby's sister?
(a) Mary.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Jean.
(d) Lily.

Short Answer 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)?

2. What is de Nobriga's nickname?

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

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

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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