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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. When Matilda asks Bat why he called the name "Jeanie" while they were having sex, what literary technique is employed (52)?
(a) Paraprosdokian.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Paronomasia.

2. From the narrator's explanation of how dogs are treated in the West Indies, what is it reasonable to conclude?
(a) He is embarrassed about how West Indians treat animals.
(b) He wishes that he had a dog of his own.
(c) He thinks that West Indians treat dogs more like family members than the English do.
(d) He thinks that the English spoil their dogs.

3. Which phrase that Bat allegedly reads from the housing listings on page 61 is a clue that he might be lying?
(a) "All part of the country."
(b) "Highly-residential houses."
(c) "Our mortgage facilities."
(d) "Large selection."

4. What is a char-a-banc?
(a) A larger taxi-cab, usually shared between more than one set of passengers.
(b) A trolley car that has been converted to run without tracks.
(c) A vehicle with several rows of bench seats and no center aisle.
(d) A double-decker bus used for sightseeing.

5. On page 81, what description of his own demeanor does Bat give when he is persuading Syl to let him be the one to go into the final hotel to ask for a room?
(a) "Hypnotic."
(b) "Optimistic."
(c) "Aristocratic."
(d) "Diplomatic."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bat say is wrong with the house that he supposedly went to see in Cricklewood?

2. Which of the friends seems most affected by the temptations of summer?

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

4. According to Bat's reading of one housing listing, how much money will the friends need for a deposit on a house in Notting Hill?

5. What does Alfy draw and ask Syl to identify when the friends are standing around talking by Marble Arch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Harry end up in London, and what point does the narrator say this illustrates?

2. What function do the historical details offered during the Hamdon Court excursion serve?

3. Describe Bat's reaction to Matilda's suggestion about the excursion.

4. What details does the narrator give that demonstrate how eager people are to go on the excursion?

5. Describe the crowd's behavior on the bus on the way to Hamdon Court.

6. When, outside the final hotel, Gallows asks whether Syl got Pat an Indian curry, what is he referring to, and what is Syl's reply?

7. What details does the narrator give about the excursion crowd's clothing and the things they are carrying, and what do these details imply?

8. What does Poor do to disrupt the excursion, and why does he do it?

9. What story about finding money did Alfy once tell Gallows?

10. How does Harry react when he learns what Jean does for a living?

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