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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 76-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Harry, Bat, and Syl.
(b) Gallows, Harry, and Ftiz.
(c) Bat, Gallows, and Harry.
(d) Harry, Fitz, and Bat.

2. When Matilda asks Bat why he called the name "Jeanie" while they were having sex, what literary technique is employed (52)?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Paronomasia.
(d) Paraprosdokian.

3. When Harry is wandering through Piccadilly Circus, still high from smoking with Poor, what is he thinking about?
(a) Being a famous musician.
(b) Owning his own house.
(c) Marrying Jean.
(d) Missing his family in Montego Bay.

4. Who is the first of the friends to ask Bat for his money back?
(a) Syl.
(b) Fitz.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Nobby.

5. According to the narrator, why is the idea of the excursion so popular in Brixton?
(a) People are eager to start the summer with a party.
(b) Hamdon Court is a famous site in Britain.
(c) There is little else to do in Brixton.
(d) The summer heat is more bearable in the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?

2. What does Bat plan to do about the money missing from the house-buying fund?

3. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?

4. Why does Gallows go to the market one Saturday afternoon?

5. When Syl is in the first hotel asking for a room, what does Bat object to?

(see the answer key)

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