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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. Where does Bat first suggest Syl look for a hotel room?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Bayswater.
(c) Newham.
(d) Hackney.

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

3. 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 sweet-talk someone and try to get them interested in you.
(b) To smoke--either a cigarette or marijuana.
(c) To get something done when the opportunity presents itself.
(d) To pursue a point by asking questions or interrogating someone.

4. After Nobby gets rid of his dog, what does he tell his landlady happened to it?
(a) It died in surgery.
(b) It ran away because the door was open.
(c) It fell from his balcony.
(d) It was poisoned.

5. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Guyana.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year is it when the men first come up with the plan to buy a house?

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

3. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?

4. What do Harry and Jean agree that Bat and his friends all lack?

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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