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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. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?
(a) A "snake weaving through long grass."
(b) The "steam rising from a boiling kettle."
(c) A "wave moving through deep water."
(d) The "wind rippling through the rice stalks."

2. Which phrase that Bat allegedly reads from the housing listings on page 61 is a clue that he might be lying?
(a) "Our mortgage facilities."
(b) "All part of the country."
(c) "Highly-residential houses."
(d) "Large selection."

3. What does Bat plan to do about the money missing from the house-buying fund?
(a) Borrow the money from Jean.
(b) Tell everyone he was robbed.
(c) Try to make it back by gambling.
(d) Work extra shifts to make it back.

4. Where does Gallows tell his friends that he might get a windfall of money from?
(a) The death of a relative.
(b) The sale of his music.
(c) Reparations for his imprisonment.
(d) The sale of his photographs.

5. On the summer night when everyone gathers at Bat's apartment, how does Bat prepare for their visit?
(a) He hides all of his valuables.
(b) He goes to the market to get rum, limes, and soda.
(c) He hurries out and gathers housing listings.
(d) He gets a loan from Jean to hide his own thefts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used when the narrator says that "Up in the atmosphere thunder roll with laughter"?

2. In the market, when Alfy calls out to Poor that he is "dying for a cigarette," what reason does he give for not smoking one (39)?

3. What is Battersby's sister irritated about when she comes downstairs to where Battersby's friends have gathered?

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

5. Of the friends who have agreed to the housing plan, which three does the narrator say are at least somewhat serious about getting a house?

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