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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. At the end of the meeting, what does Bat say that causes Teena to respond that he should not think he can "sweet-talk" her (118)?
(a) He proclaims that Teena's remarks have reformed him and he is now a changed man.
(b) He tells Teena what a wonderful job she has done fixing Fitz's life.
(c) He tries to deflect responsibility for the group's problems onto the other men.
(d) He tells Teena that he will be a lucky husband if Matilda turns out to be just like Teena.

2. When Teena remarks that it is clear they will never know how much of the money Bat has already squandered, what does Bat feel?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Relief.

3. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?
(a) Harry has no steady income.
(b) Harry plays the banjo.
(c) Harry is Jamaican.
(d) Harry is interested in Battersby's sister.

4. Which British monarch lived at Hamdon Court?
(a) Richard III.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Richard I.
(d) Edward II.

5. What does Teena call "the first constructive remark" any of the men has made (115)?
(a) Alfy's point about making sure the house is not too far away from their jobs.
(b) Nobby's exclamation about the sum of money being a large one.
(c) Bat's remark about the other men being like little children.
(d) Bat's reminder that the whole plan was Harry's idea in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say makes it seem "as if a hoodoo on old Syl, or else the gods favouring Battersby" (79)?

2. Why does Gallows say that he feels sorry for Harry?

3. What does Bat plan to do about the money missing from the house-buying fund?

4. What does the narrator accuse the men of because of their response to Teena's confrontation with Bat?

5. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?

(see the answer key)

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