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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. When Gallows sees the other men in the market, what does he accuse them of, besides smoking?
(a) Trying to drop him from the plan to buy a house.
(b) Stealing his five-pound note.
(c) Lying about him to Battersby.
(d) Spending money on drinking and women.

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

3. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?
(a) These are wealthy areas.
(b) These areas are less racially prejudiced.
(c) Both are a long way from central London.
(d) Both have a large number of vacant properties.

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

5. What kind of appeal is the narrator making when he says "being as I want to tell the truth, I have to say that that is how it happen" (14)?
(a) Appeal to authority.
(b) Appeal to ethos.
(c) Appeal to logos.
(d) Appeal to pathos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poor do for a living?

2. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?

3. Why does Bat get angry at Gallows for trying to do during the brief blackout in Bat's apartment building?

4. 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)?

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

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