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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 Harry is wandering through Piccadilly Circus, still high from smoking with Poor, what is he thinking about?
(a) Being a famous musician.
(b) Missing his family in Montego Bay.
(c) Owning his own house.
(d) Marrying Jean.

2. In his discussion of Syl's behavior with women, what does the narrator compare women to?
(a) Bottles of rum being drunk by Syl.
(b) Flowers being tended by Syl.
(c) Butterflies being captured by Syl.
(d) Whales being hunted by Syl.

3. 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) An old camera.
(c) A five-pound note.
(d) A bottle of rum.

4. What does Alfy draw and ask Syl to identify when the friends are standing around talking by Marble Arch?
(a) The alphabet.
(b) A marijuana plant.
(c) Female genitalia.
(d) A map of Port of Spain.

5. 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?
(a) To talk about Harry Banjo.
(b) To smoke marijuana.
(c) To drink sherry.
(d) To talk about the housing plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, why is the idea of the excursion so popular in Brixton?

2. Why is Nobby so anxious to make sure his landlady likes him?

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

4. Based on the amount of detail given in the passage that describes Charlie Victor's feelings about West Indian culture, what does he seem to miss the most?

5. After Nobby gets rid of his dog, what does he tell his landlady happened to it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony does the narrator point out in the way men treat women?

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

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

4. What evidence is there that Gallows understands Bat's intentions during the search for the hotel?

5. What tactics does Syl use to try to get Pat to sleep with him that violate modern Western standards of consent?

6. How does Bat manipulate the situation so that he is the one who ends up with Pat?

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

8. How did Nobby end up with a dog?

9. Who are the Legion of Mary sisters, and what do they want from Jean?

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

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