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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. What is de Nobriga's nickname?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Deno.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Iggy.

2. What does Teena constantly try to prevent the men from doing?
(a) Drinking rum.
(b) Smoking marijuana.
(c) Going to the race track.
(d) Playing cards.

3. From the narrator's comment that "Syl would of tried the Savoy that night, he was so thirsty," what can be concluded about the Savoy (79)?
(a) It is a hotel with a well-known bar.
(b) It is a bar where a person can easily meet sex workers.
(c) It is a hotel that caters to itinerants and sex workers.
(d) It is a very expensive and exclusive hotel.

4. What does the narrator compare the mens' appetites for women to?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Lions.
(d) Dogs.

5. Why does Gallows suggest that Pat be the one to go in and ask for a hotel room?
(a) He thinks Pat would have more control if the room were in her name.
(b) He thinks that the hotel is unlikely to rent to Syl.
(c) He wants the three men to leave her while she is inside asking for a room.
(d) He suspects that Bat has some plan to take Pat from Syl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?

2. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?

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. What does Syl tell Pat to stop doing when they see a police car approaching?

5. What does the narrator say the West Indian term "buttards" means (92)?

(see the answer key)

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