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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 26-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Battersby make himself for breakfast?
(a) Beans and rice.
(b) Curried vegetables.
(c) Mashed sardines.
(d) Toast and an egg.

3. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?
(a) Fitz.
(b) Nobby.
(c) Poor.
(d) Alfy.

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

5. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?
(a) Harry should date Matilda to make Jean jealous.
(b) He will talk to Jean on Harry's behalf.
(c) Harry should be more straightforward with Jean.
(d) He can fix Harry up with an English woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harry and Jean go out into the hallway together, he decides to "make hay while the match was shining" (26). What does the expression "make hay" mean?

2. What is Battersby's sister irritated about when she comes downstairs to where Battersby's friends have gathered?

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

4. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?

5. When Gallows sees the other men in the market, what does he accuse them of, besides smoking?

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