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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bat tells Syl that a hotel room in the first area they go to is likely to cost two guineas or more, what does the narrator comment about Bat's motives?
(a) He is trying to demonstrate to Pat how poor Syl is.
(b) He is trying to get Syl to ask him to split the cost of the room.
(c) He is trying to get Syl to change his mind about getting a hotel.
(d) He is trying to demonstrate to Pat how cheap Syl is.

2. According to the narrator, why is the idea of the excursion so popular in Brixton?
(a) Hamdon Court is a famous site in Britain.
(b) There is little else to do in Brixton.
(c) People are eager to start the summer with a party.
(d) The summer heat is more bearable in the countryside.

3. What does Bat say is wrong with the house that he supposedly went to see in Cricklewood?
(a) It needs a new roof.
(b) It is not on a bus line.
(c) It is too large.
(d) It has dry rot.

4. Why does Harry go into the phone booth?
(a) To call Poor.
(b) To call a hotel.
(c) To call his agent.
(d) To call the police.

5. Which of the friends sees Harry as he is being led away by the two men?
(a) Syl.
(b) Gallows.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Poor.

6. Why does Gallows hope that he finds a wallet on the ground instead of finding loose money, as Alfy did?
(a) It would likely contain more money.
(b) It would be less work to pick up.
(c) It would be easier to pretend to have dropped.
(d) It might lead to a reward from the owner.

7. What does Gallows take from a pile of trash when he, Syl, Pat, and Bat are looking for a hotel room?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A bottle of rum.
(c) A five-pound note.
(d) An old camera.

8. When Bat tells his friends that they are "stupid," and Alfy agrees that this is true "in the past tense," what is Alfy implying (60)?
(a) His other friends are being foolish to ask for their money back.
(b) His friends were angry, before, but they have calmed down.
(c) The friends might feel differently if Bat has actually made some progress.
(d) The friends were unwise to trust Bat in the first place.

9. Why does Gallows suggest that Pat be the one to go in and ask for a hotel room?
(a) He wants the three men to leave her while she is inside asking for a room.
(b) He suspects that Bat has some plan to take Pat from Syl.
(c) He thinks Pat would have more control if the room were in her name.
(d) He thinks that the hotel is unlikely to rent to Syl.

10. How does Jean react when Gallows tells her about the legal danger Poor has placed Harry in?
(a) She offers to help find Harry.
(b) She mocks Harry's gullibility.
(c) She feigns disinterest.
(d) She curses Poor.

11. What is Syl's constant cross-kissing meant to show about him?
(a) He is trying to assimilate.
(b) He is very religious.
(c) He is trying to impress Pat.
(d) He is superstitious and nervous.

12. What does Nobby tell his landlady he has named the dog?
(a) Flossie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Tiger.

13. Where do the group of friends deliberately leave Gallows behind?
(a) The maze.
(b) The bus.
(c) The restrooms.
(d) The palace.

14. What is the name of Charlie Victor's date on the excursion?
(a) Maisie.
(b) Betty.
(c) Doris.
(d) Viola.

15. What is Syl's solution to Nobby's unwilling dog ownership?
(a) He sells the dog to one of his colleagues.
(b) He leaves the dog on the train to Greenwich.
(c) He gives the dog to Fitz for his wife, Teena.
(d) He takes the dog and dumps it in Croyden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea about the second hotel is supported by the details of the patrons' clothing?

2. What does Poor offer his friends as a way to get back in their good graces?

3. When Bat shoos the men out of his apartment so that he and Syl can be alone with Pat, what does Gallows stay behind for?

4. What does Nobby's landlady tell him he must feed his dog?

5. On the summer night when everyone gathers at Bat's apartment, how does Bat prepare for their visit?

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