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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fitz claim he did when a former girlfriend suggested they get married?
(a) He told her he was already married.
(b) He asked out her best friend.
(c) He broke up with her.
(d) He hit her in the head.

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?
(a) Food, rum, and marijuana.
(b) Money, food, and rum.
(c) Fame, money, and respect.
(d) Power, money, and fame.

3. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?
(a) A "snake weaving through long grass."
(b) A "wave moving through deep water."
(c) The "wind rippling through the rice stalks."
(d) The "steam rising from a boiling kettle."

4. What technique is employed when the narrator says, "If I was writing a story I could make up all sorts of things" (14)?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Irony.

5. What kind of man does Jean say she would like to marry?
(a) A man like Harry.
(b) A man like Bat.
(c) A rich man.
(d) A White man.

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

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

8. What does Harry plan to do to make "some big money" (15)?
(a) Rob a store.
(b) Get a construction job.
(c) Sell tapes of his music.
(d) Write home to his parents.

9. As her conversation with Matilda continues, what second objection to Harry does Jean raise?
(a) He is too generous.
(b) He is too serious.
(c) He is too innocent.
(d) He is too religious.

10. How did Fitz meet Teena?
(a) She was Alfy's girlfriend.
(b) She is Nobby's cousin.
(c) She lived in Poor's building.
(d) She worked with Syl.

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

12. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?
(a) His run-in with the man he threatened to kill.
(b) The plan to buy a house.
(c) His accidental trip to England.
(d) The loss of his five-pound note.

13. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?
(a) There are two people in the conversation and both viewpoints count.
(b) The person he is speaking to is from the same background as Battersby.
(c) It is important to remember what we have in common with others.
(d) All people are equal and have equal rights.

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

15. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?
(a) Harry is Jamaican.
(b) Harry plays the banjo.
(c) Harry is interested in Battersby's sister.
(d) Harry has no steady income.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?

4. What does Teena constantly try to prevent the men from doing?

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

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