2. What football position does the narrator compare his running at the chair to?
(a) Center forward.
(b) Center back.
(c) Right back.
(d) Winger.

3. What does Jim mother keep her house as clean as?
(a) A hay loft.
(b) A harem.
(c) A new pin.
(d) A brewery.

4. What can Colin and Bert view from the war memorial?
(a) The girl's school.
(b) The fair.
(c) The lake.
(d) The whole town.

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

6. What ride does Colin want to try?
(a) Mad Hatter.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) The Catherine Wheel.
(d) The Gunner.

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

8. What does the narrator say he would have done to Jim's mother if she has talked to him in the same way?
(a) Threw plates at her.
(b) Screamed at her.
(c) Hit her.
(d) Hugged her.

9. What is the real reason the narrator feels black?
(a) His girlfriend has dumped him.
(b) He hasn't been to the pictures.
(c) He has lost his wallet.
(d) He has seen a man kill himself.

10. What does the narrator say he once saw a man do to himself?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Talk to himself.
(c) Cut himself.
(d) Flog himself.

11. What does Fred say he is not one to grumble about?
(a) His team.
(b) His grub.
(c) His job.
(d) His wife.

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

13. What is Fred Iremonger's job?
(a) Miner.
(b) Steelworker.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Baker.

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

15. What does the narrator say he would hang himself from?
(a) A clifftop.
(b) A balcony.
(c) A rooftop.
(d) A tree.