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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 the narrator says that Trinidadians love a "fete," what is he saying they love?
(a) Celebrations.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Races.

2. What is the name of Charlie Victor's date on the excursion?
(a) Maisie.
(b) Doris.
(c) Viola.
(d) Betty.

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

4. On page 59, what does the narrator compare the summer to?
(a) The "planting season."
(b) The "mating season."
(c) The "hunting season."
(d) The "marrying season."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his discussion of Syl's behavior with women, what does the narrator compare women to?

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?

3. What does Bat say is wrong with the house that he supposedly went to see in Cricklewood?

4. After they ask for it back, where does Bat tell the men the money they gave him is, right now?

5. Why does Gallows say that he feels sorry for Harry?

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