1. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?
(a) Charlie Victor.
(b) Harry Banjo.
(c) His sister.
(d) Fitzwilliams.

2. How does Jean react when Gallows tells her about the legal danger Poor has placed Harry in?
(a) She mocks Harry's gullibility.
(b) She offers to help find Harry.
(c) She curses Poor.
(d) She feigns disinterest.

3. What does Poor do for a living?
(a) He works in a cannery.
(b) He is a pickpocket.
(c) He sells drugs.
(d) He is a sales clerk.

4. In Westbourne Grove, when Pat refuses to let Syl touch her, what does Syl threaten to do?
(a) Make her pay for her own hotel.
(b) Abandon her.
(c) Hit her.
(d) Take her back to Bat's apartment.

5. What does Syl tell Pat to stop doing when they see a police car approaching?
(a) Shoving him.
(b) Crying.
(c) Leaning against the wall.
(d) Hiding behind Bat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bat tells Syl that a hotel room in the first area they go to is likely to cost two guineas or more, what does the narrator comment about Bat's motives?

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

3. When Nobby says that his motto is not to interfere in another man's business, what question is he responding to?

4. When Poor and Harry are smoking in the park, what question does Harry ask?

5. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?

(see the answer key)

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