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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 time of year is it when the men first come up with the plan to buy a house?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

2. What is Nobby's landlady's name?
(a) Mrs. Tucker.
(b) Mrs. Little.
(c) Mrs. Quinn.
(d) Mrs. Feltin.

3. What does Gallows toss to Syl as he leaves him outside the final hotel?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A bus token.
(d) A roll of film.

4. Why is Nobby so anxious to make sure his landlady likes him?
(a) The landlady reminds him of his mother, back in Trinidad.
(b) He had a hard time finding a place to live and does not want to have to look again.
(c) He is interested in her daughter.
(d) He is several weeks behind in his rend payments.

5. Of the friends who have agreed to the housing plan, which three does the narrator say are at least somewhat serious about getting a house?
(a) Bat, Gallows, and Harry.
(b) Harry, Bat, and Syl.
(c) Gallows, Harry, and Ftiz.
(d) Harry, Fitz, and Bat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a char-a-banc?

2. What does Gallows take from a pile of trash when he, Syl, Pat, and Bat are looking for a hotel room?

3. 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?

4. When, on page 83, the narrator says that "Trinidadians does thirst after fete as pants the hart for crystal streams," what is the Trinidadians' love for "fete" being compared to?

5. When Syl is in the first hotel asking for a room, what does Bat object to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When the friends come to Bat's apartment to ask for their money back, how does Bat use their feelings for Harry to manipulate them?

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

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

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

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