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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. Where does Gallows tell his friends that he might get a windfall of money from?
(a) The sale of his photographs.
(b) The sale of his music.
(c) The death of a relative.
(d) Reparations for his imprisonment.

2. What do Harry and Battersby's sister have a playful argument about when they meet?
(a) Calypso music.
(b) England's monarchy.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Aloo pie.

3. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?
(a) Alfy.
(b) Syl.
(c) Gallows.
(d) Nobby.

4. What causes the fuse in Bat's apartment building to blow?
(a) The hotplate.
(b) The tape recorder.
(c) The alarm clock.
(d) The refrigerator.

5. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?
(a) His accidental trip to England.
(b) The plan to buy a house.
(c) His run-in with the man he threatened to kill.
(d) The loss of his five-pound note.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gallows go to the market one Saturday afternoon?

2. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?

3. Why does Battersby's sister warn Matilda about him?

4. What does Poor do for a living?

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

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