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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 causes the fuse in Bat's apartment building to blow?
(a) The hotplate.
(b) The alarm clock.
(c) The refrigerator.
(d) The tape recorder.

2. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?
(a) Gallows.
(b) Syl.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) de Nobriga.

3. What time does Battersby usually wake up to get ready for work?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?

2. Where does Gallows tell his friends that he might get a windfall of money from?

3. When they are smoking in the park, where does Poor offer to take Harry later that evening?

4. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?

5. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?

(see the answer key)

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