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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. 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 wants the three men to leave her while she is inside asking for a room.
(c) He thinks that the hotel is unlikely to rent to Syl.
(d) He suspects that Bat has some plan to take Pat from Syl.

2. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His looks.
(c) His race.
(d) His intellect.

3. When Jean is talking with Harry about her job, what job does she compare it to?
(a) Professional athlete.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Receptionist.

4. What does Harry do to make himself feel better after his conversation with Jean near the park?
(a) He takes out one of Poor's joints and smokes it.
(b) He picks up an English sex worker and takes her home.
(c) He buys and smokes a pack of expensive cigarettes.
(d) He goes to the apartment and drinks the last of Bat's rum.

5. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?
(a) Power, money, and fame.
(b) Food, rum, and marijuana.
(c) Fame, money, and respect.
(d) Money, food, and rum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Syl's solution to Nobby's unwilling dog ownership?

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

3. What does Teena constantly try to prevent the men from doing?

4. What is Gallows looking for when he comes into Battersby's apartment?

5. Why are many people in the West Indian community upset with Poor?

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