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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 51-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Bat's friends is the narrator describing when he says "As if, by himself, he can't exist, life too big for him to tackle" (36)?
(a) Gallows.
(b) Syl.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Nobby.

2. Why does Bat get angry at Gallows for trying to do during the brief blackout in Bat's apartment building?
(a) Steal money.
(b) Drink Bat's rum.
(c) Touch Matilda.
(d) Smoke Bat's cigarettes.

3. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?
(a) A pretense of being innocent and sincere.
(b) An envious or jealous temperament.
(c) A cold and distant attitude.
(d) An insistence on high moral standards.

4. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Syl.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Gallows.

5. What does Nobby tell his landlady he has named the dog?
(a) Flossie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Pumpkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nobby so anxious to make sure his landlady likes him?

2. Who are the two men that wait for Harry outside the phone booth?

3. When the men indicate that they do not trust Battersby to hold the group's money, who volunteers to be the group's treasurer?

4. After Nobby gets rid of his dog, what does he tell his landlady happened to it?

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

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