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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?
(a) A pretense of being innocent and sincere.
(b) A cold and distant attitude.
(c) An envious or jealous temperament.
(d) An insistence on high moral standards.

2. When Harry and Jean go out into the hallway together, he decides to "make hay while the match was shining" (26). What does the expression "make hay" mean?
(a) To smoke--either a cigarette or marijuana.
(b) To pursue a point by asking questions or interrogating someone.
(c) To get something done when the opportunity presents itself.
(d) To sweet-talk someone and try to get them interested in you.

3. What word do the characters use that hints at the French colonial history of Trinidad?
(a) Oui.
(b) Merci.
(c) Ouf.
(d) Mince.

4. Which of his friends warns Bat to not get married?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Poor.
(c) Fitz.
(d) Alfy.

5. What do Battersby and Harry go out to get when Battersby's friends gather at his apartment?
(a) A newspaper and a lottery ticket.
(b) Benne balls and sweet potato chips.
(c) Soda water and lime juice.
(d) Cigarettes and rum.

6. Why does Gallows go to the market one Saturday afternoon?
(a) To sell his photographs.
(b) To spy on his friends.
(c) To try to get a job.
(d) To meet women.

7. When Nobby says that his motto is not to interfere in another man's business, what question is he responding to?
(a) Whether they should tell Harry that Jean is a sex worker.
(b) Whether they should ask Bat to drop Gallows from the plan to buy a house.
(c) Whether Gallows should report Harry for smoking.
(d) Whether they should tell Harry not to trust Bat.

8. What does Bat plan to do about the money missing from the house-buying fund?
(a) Work extra shifts to make it back.
(b) Tell everyone he was robbed.
(c) Try to make it back by gambling.
(d) Borrow the money from Jean.

9. Where does Gallows tell his friends that he might get a windfall of money from?
(a) The death of a relative.
(b) The sale of his photographs.
(c) The sale of his music.
(d) Reparations for his imprisonment.

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

11. Who is it suggested was behind the assault on Eric Lopley?
(a) The police.
(b) His employers.
(c) The Rent Tribunal.
(d) His landlords.

12. What is the name of the song that Harry wrote himself?
(a) "Brit'n, Lovely Brit'n."
(b) "Stone-cold Dead in the Market."
(c) "Old Lady You Mashing My Toe."
(d) "The Weatherman Lying."

13. What word does Poor use to refer to a marijuana cigarette?
(a) Bone.
(b) Spliff.
(c) Bunt.
(d) Charger

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?

3. What reason does Nobby give for thinking that Harry will not be able to make a success of his singing career?

4. Why is Battersby thinking about money while he makes his morning tea?

5. Which of Bat's friends is the narrator describing when he says "As if, by himself, he can't exist, life too big for him to tackle" (36)?

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