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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim give his fiance an eye like?
(a) A pregnant mother.
(b) A little dog.
(c) An angry cat.
(d) A little boy.

2. What does the author say the fair is a sea of?
(a) People.
(b) Colors.
(c) Lights.
(d) Laughter.

3. Why does the narrator think his father could never kill himself?
(a) He faces up to his problems.
(b) He is too much of a coward.
(c) He has too many friends.
(d) He could never get the look of death.

4. What kind of bed does Jim's mother think he is lying in?
(a) A bed of nettles.
(b) A bed of nails.
(c) A bed of thorns.
(d) A bed of roses.

5. What does Colin think his father would take with a smile?
(a) Four pence.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A cheese sandwich.

6. Who does the narrator see walk to the man's house?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A policeman.
(c) An ambulance driver.
(d) The man's wife.

7. What does Fred grin like at the end of the book?
(a) A Cheshire-cat.
(b) An assassin.
(c) An excited puppy.
(d) A little boy.

8. What does Fred say ninety-five thousand quid has gone up like?
(a) London fog.
(b) Goal hangers.
(c) Arsenal defenders.
(d) Scotch mist.

9. What kind of food do the advertising boards advertise?
(a) Beef steaks.
(b) Pork-pies.
(c) Chicken wings.
(d) Steak-pies.

10. What does the author say Ruby is plump like?
(a) A pear.
(b) A pudding.
(c) A jelly.
(d) A peach.

11. What has Lennox's wife cooked for dinner?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Eggs and chips.
(c) Steak.
(d) Kippers.

12. Why does the man say he is fed up?
(a) His son has died.
(b) He is in debt.
(c) His wife has left him.
(d) He has the police after him.

13. What does Colin say he is not going to rob?
(a) Cafes.
(b) Banks.
(c) Schools.
(d) Shops.

14. Where does the man say the boys will be sent if they are caught begging?
(a) Australia.
(b) Hell.
(c) Borstal.
(d) Prison.

15. What can four pence buy a pound of?
(a) Beef.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Scones.
(d) Treacle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Colin's cousin?

2. What does the narrator say he once saw a man do to himself?

3. What is the name of the newspaper Lennox asks his son to fetch him?

4. What does the man order the narrator to do before he hangs himself?

5. What does the narrator say he would have done to Jim's mother if she has talked to him in the same way?

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