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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teena constantly try to prevent the men from doing?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Drinking rum.
(d) Going to the race track.

2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?
(a) Generous.
(b) Nice.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Smart.

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

4. When Poor and Harry are smoking in the park, what question does Harry ask?
(a) He asks what Jean does for a living.
(b) He asks how much rent Bat pays for their apartment.
(c) He asks whether Poor will reconsider the housing scheme.
(d) He asks whether Poor thinks he can make it as a musician.

5. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?
(a) Harry should date Matilda to make Jean jealous.
(b) He will talk to Jean on Harry's behalf.
(c) He can fix Harry up with an English woman.
(d) Harry should be more straightforward with Jean.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is employed when the narrator says, "If I was writing a story I could make up all sorts of things" (14)?

3. As Poor approaches his friends in the market, what detail of his appearance does the narrator mention?

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

5. On page 3, what does the narrator note that Battersby finds strange about living in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observations does the narrator make about hidden ambition before telling the story of how Gallows came to England?

2. Describe the woman that Gallows depended on for food and a place to live when he first came to London.

3. According to the narrator, what are Alfy's, Nobby's, and Syl's real thoughts about buying the house?

4. Describe Matilda's conflicting thoughts about Jean's being a sex worker.

5. What does the narrator say to his audience about his decision not to offer more details about Poor's appearance and origins?

6. What is ironic about the difference between the food Battersby imagines on page 2 and the food he genuinely likes?

7. To whom does Battersby threaten to complain about his housing situation, and why does he decide against making a complaint?

8. When Jean and Harry go out into the hallway to fix the fuse, what do they discuss?

9. What is ironic about the story of Fitz's marriage?

10. How did Gallows come to meet Battersby and his friends?

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