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

2. On what day of the week does the story open?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

3. What technique is used when the narrator says that "Up in the atmosphere thunder roll with laughter"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Synechdoche.

4. 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 wants Harry to agree to do all the cooking and cleaning.
(d) He does not want Harry to be told what the rent is.

5. What kind of man does Jean say she would like to marry?
(a) A man like Harry.
(b) A man like Bat.
(c) A rich man.
(d) A White man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?

2. What is de Nobriga's nickname?

3. What word does Battersby use to describe his sister?

4. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?

5. What word does Poor use to refer to a marijuana cigarette?

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