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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. When Harry and Jean go out into the hallway together, he decides to "make hay while the match was shining" (26). What does the expression "make hay" mean?
(a) To get something done when the opportunity presents itself.
(b) To smoke--either a cigarette or marijuana.
(c) To sweet-talk someone and try to get them interested in you.
(d) To pursue a point by asking questions or interrogating someone.

2. When Harry runs into Jean near the park on the night he is wandering around high, what does he finally realize?
(a) Jean is controlling and mean.
(b) Jean does not want to marry a Black man.
(c) Jean is the only thing keeping the housing plan together.
(d) Jean is a sex worker.

3. Why does Gallows hope that he finds a wallet on the ground instead of finding loose money, as Alfy did?
(a) It would be less work to pick up.
(b) It would likely contain more money.
(c) It might lead to a reward from the owner.
(d) It would be easier to pretend to have dropped.

4. Who is it suggested was behind the assault on Eric Lopley?
(a) The Rent Tribunal.
(b) The police.
(c) His landlords.
(d) His employers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry do to make himself feel better after his conversation with Jean near the park?

2. What is the name of Battersby's sister?

3. 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?

4. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?

5. What causes the fuse in Bat's apartment building to blow?

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