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

2. What reason does Nobby give for thinking that Harry will not be able to make a success of his singing career?
(a) He is not talented.
(b) He is easy to manipulate.
(c) He is Black.
(d) He sings the wrong kind of music.

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

4. What word does Battersby use to describe his sister?
(a) Bulldog.
(b) Fire.
(c) Shark.
(d) Storm.

5. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?
(a) She sings and plays music in the subway.
(b) She is a pickpocket.
(c) She begs for money in the park.
(d) She is a sex worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the male characters often use to refer to a woman?

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

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

4. What do Harry and Jean agree that Bat and his friends all lack?

5. 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?

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