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

2. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?
(a) How Alfonso and Poor got White girlfriends.
(b) In what part of London they should look for a house.
(c) Whether he knows any calypso songs.
(d) Whether Jean has a boyfriend.

3. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?
(a) He does not want Harry to bring his banjo.
(b) He wants Harry to agree not to speak to his sister.
(c) He does not want Harry to be told what the rent is.
(d) He wants Harry to agree to do all the cooking and cleaning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?

3. When they are smoking in the park, where does Poor offer to take Harry later that evening?

4. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?

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

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