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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of appeal is the narrator making when he says "being as I want to tell the truth, I have to say that that is how it happen" (14)?
(a) Appeal to authority.
(b) Appeal to logos.
(c) Appeal to ethos.
(d) Appeal to pathos.

3. 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 get something done when the opportunity presents itself.
(b) To smoke--either a cigarette or marijuana.
(c) To pursue a point by asking questions or interrogating someone.
(d) To sweet-talk someone and try to get them interested in you.

4. 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) de Nobriga.
(d) Alfonso.

5. When Gallows sees the other men in the market, what does he accuse them of, besides smoking?
(a) Lying about him to Battersby.
(b) Trying to drop him from the plan to buy a house.
(c) Spending money on drinking and women.
(d) Stealing his five-pound note.

6. In the market, when Alfy calls out to Poor that he is "dying for a cigarette," what reason does he give for not smoking one (39)?
(a) He is trying to save money for the house.
(b) Gallows might see him and tell Battersby.
(c) His wife has demanded that he stop smoking.
(d) He is completely out of both cigarettes and money.

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

8. What word do the male characters often use to refer to a woman?
(a) Ride.
(b) Thing.
(c) Creature.
(d) Chick.

9. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Guyana.
(d) Jamaica.

10. What reason does Nobby give for thinking that Harry will not be able to make a success of his singing career?
(a) He is Black.
(b) He sings the wrong kind of music.
(c) He is not talented.
(d) He is easy to manipulate.

11. When they are smoking in the park, where does Poor offer to take Harry later that evening?
(a) To meet Fitz's wife.
(b) Hyde Park.
(c) A Jamaican-owned club.
(d) Piccadilly Circus.

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

13. What is Gallows looking for when he comes into Battersby's apartment?
(a) A joint.
(b) A five-pound note.
(c) A button.
(d) A scrap of paper.

14. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?
(a) She is a sex worker.
(b) She sings and plays music in the subway.
(c) She begs for money in the park.
(d) She is a pickpocket.

15. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Syl.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Gallows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Battersby's sister warn Matilda about him?

2. What obstacle does Gallows encounter at the first estate agent office he goes into?

3. As her conversation with Matilda continues, what second objection to Harry does Jean raise?

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

5. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?

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