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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. What time of year is it when the men first come up with the plan to buy a house?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. When Jean is talking with Harry about her job, what job does she compare it to?
(a) Professional athlete.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Mechanic.

3. What causes the fuse in Bat's apartment building to blow?
(a) The hotplate.
(b) The refrigerator.
(c) The alarm clock.
(d) The tape recorder.

4. As Poor approaches his friends in the market, what detail of his appearance does the narrator mention?
(a) He has a dimple on his left cheek, but not his right.
(b) He always has his hands in his pockets.
(c) He walks with a barely noticeable limp.
(d) He has a habit of looking at the ground as he walks.

5. What does Harry do to make himself feel better after his conversation with Jean near the park?
(a) He buys and smokes a pack of expensive cigarettes.
(b) He takes out one of Poor's joints and smokes it.
(c) He goes to the apartment and drinks the last of Bat's rum.
(d) He picks up an English sex worker and takes her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the friends urges the others to give Bat a chance to explain what is happening with the housing plan?

2. When Bat tells his friends that they are "stupid," and Alfy agrees that this is true "in the past tense," what is Alfy implying (60)?

3. What kind of man does Jean say she would like to marry?

4. On the summer night when everyone gathers at Bat's apartment, how does Bat prepare for their visit?

5. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?

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