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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 do Harry and Jean agree that Bat and his friends all lack?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Opportunity.

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

3. What is the name of the song that Harry wrote himself?
(a) "The Weatherman Lying."
(b) "Old Lady You Mashing My Toe."
(c) "Stone-cold Dead in the Market."
(d) "Brit'n, Lovely Brit'n."

4. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?
(a) Syl.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Gallows.
(d) de Nobriga.

5. What do Battersby and Harry go out to get when Battersby's friends gather at his apartment?
(a) A newspaper and a lottery ticket.
(b) Benne balls and sweet potato chips.
(c) Cigarettes and rum.
(d) Soda water and lime juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?

3. What word do the characters use that hints at the French colonial history of Trinidad?

4. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?

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

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