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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. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His looks.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His race.

2. When Nobby says that his motto is not to interfere in another man's business, what question is he responding to?
(a) Whether they should tell Harry that Jean is a sex worker.
(b) Whether Gallows should report Harry for smoking.
(c) Whether they should ask Bat to drop Gallows from the plan to buy a house.
(d) Whether they should tell Harry not to trust Bat.

3. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?
(a) Harry is Jamaican.
(b) Harry plays the banjo.
(c) Harry is interested in Battersby's sister.
(d) Harry has no steady income.

4. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?
(a) Both have a large number of vacant properties.
(b) These are wealthy areas.
(c) These areas are less racially prejudiced.
(d) Both are a long way from central London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Poor approaches his friends in the market, what detail of his appearance does the narrator mention?

2. 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)?

3. Why does Gallows say that he feels sorry for Harry?

4. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?

5. What does Harry plan to do to make "some big money" (15)?

(see the answer key)

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