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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 101-125.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Teena refer to as "Chapter Two" of her meeting agenda (114)?
(a) Establishing that from now on, the women are in charge.
(b) Finding out what Bat has done to find them a house.
(c) Explaining to Gallows and Bat what they will need to do to be included in the plan.
(d) Settling the final list of who is and who is not included in their plan.

5. Why does Bat take a piece of wallpaper off the wall of his apartment at the end of the novel?
(a) He wants to remember where he came from as his life changes.
(b) He wants to sell chances to rub the lamp for luck.
(c) He wants to carry it around as a good-luck token.
(d) He wants Matilda to buy the same wallpaper for the new house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?

2. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?

3. What is the main point of the remarks that Teena closes the meeting with?

4. From the narrator's explanation of how dogs are treated in the West Indies, what is it reasonable to conclude?

5. Which of the men have been to visit Harry in jail?

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