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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ernest need for his job that afternoon?
(a) Rexine.
(b) Perspex.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Carpet.

2. What does Ernest usually do at 9 o'clock?
(a) Sleep for an hour.
(b) Eat breakfast.
(c) Drink a beer.
(d) Phone his wife.

3. What does Ernest say people he meets treat him like?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A simpleton.
(c) A hero.
(d) A priest.

4. What is the cleanest thing about the middle-aged man?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His coat.
(c) His hands.
(d) His hat.

5. What kind of weapon does Smith compare Borstal to?
(a) A knife.
(b) A ninja star.
(c) A mace.
(d) A gun.

6. Who does Smith always say good mrning to while he is out on his run?
(a) The cow-milker.
(b) The hawk trainer.
(c) The greensman.
(d) The brick layer.

7. What does Smith say he was doing while the robbery took place?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Competing in a race.
(c) Playing football.
(d) Watching television.

8. What does Ernest eat for breakfast?
(a) A bacon sandwich.
(b) Tomatoes on toast.
(c) A sausage sandwich.
(d) Egg on toast.

9. What do the narrator and his wife throw at each other during arguments?
(a) Beer cans.
(b) books.
(c) Pots.
(d) Mugs.

10. What subject does Mr. Raynor teach?
(a) English.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Religion.

11. What does Smith say he was born into?
(a) Depravity.
(b) Poverty.
(c) War.
(d) The good life.

12. Where does Mr. Raynor hit Bullivant?
(a) On the head.
(b) On the shoulder.
(c) On the back.
(d) On the hand.

13. What does Smith say he leaps over while running?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Brooks.
(c) Gates.
(d) Ditches.

14. What has been the narrator's job for the past twenty-eight years?
(a) Dustman.
(b) Postman.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Copywriter.

15. How does the author describe the color of Ernest's eyes?
(a) A sharp blue.
(b) A daring red.
(c) An unhealthy yellow.
(d) A viscious black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator receive five shillings to buy?

2. What is the name of Smith's friend?

3. What do the two girls call Ernest?

4. What does Mr. Raynor leap over the desks like?

5. What did the narrator do as soon as he found a job?

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