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

2. In his discussion of Syl's behavior with women, what does the narrator compare women to?
(a) Whales being hunted by Syl.
(b) Flowers being tended by Syl.
(c) Bottles of rum being drunk by Syl.
(d) Butterflies being captured by Syl.

3. When, on page 83, the narrator says that "Trinidadians does thirst after fete as pants the hart for crystal streams," what is the Trinidadians' love for "fete" being compared to?
(a) The human love of beautiful clothing and jewelry.
(b) A deer's love of clear running water.
(c) The human heart's response to nature.
(d) A rabbit's love of shiny and reflective surfaces.

4. What does Alfy draw and ask Syl to identify when the friends are standing around talking by Marble Arch?
(a) The alphabet.
(b) Female genitalia.
(c) A marijuana plant.
(d) A map of Port of Spain.

5. What does Battersby make himself for breakfast?
(a) Curried vegetables.
(b) Mashed sardines.
(c) Beans and rice.
(d) Toast and an egg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year is it when the men first come up with the plan to buy a house?

2. According to Bat's reading of one housing listing, how much money will the friends need for a deposit on a house in Notting Hill?

3. What does the narrator joke might have been the inspiration for the women's "spirit of rebellion" over the housing situation (106)?

4. Where is Pat from?

5. Once the money is all counted out, what spurious claim does Bat make?

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