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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. On the summer night when everyone gathers at Bat's apartment, how does Bat prepare for their visit?
(a) He goes to the market to get rum, limes, and soda.
(b) He gets a loan from Jean to hide his own thefts.
(c) He hurries out and gathers housing listings.
(d) He hides all of his valuables.

2. In the market, when Alfy calls out to Poor that he is "dying for a cigarette," what reason does he give for not smoking one (39)?
(a) His wife has demanded that he stop smoking.
(b) He is trying to save money for the house.
(c) He is completely out of both cigarettes and money.
(d) Gallows might see him and tell Battersby.

3. Why does Harry go into the phone booth?
(a) To call a hotel.
(b) To call his agent.
(c) To call Poor.
(d) To call the police.

4. When the group makes it to Westbourne Grove, whom does Bat tell Syl to ask about a hotel room?
(a) A group of taxi drivers.
(b) A man selling fruit at a stall.
(c) The doormen outside an apartment building.
(d) A newspaper delivery boy.

5. What time does Battersby usually wake up to get ready for work?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?

2. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?

3. What is the name of the song that Harry wrote himself?

4. What does Nobby's landlady tell him he must feed his dog?

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

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