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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 kind of life does the narrator say his father leads his mother?
(a) A dog's life.
(b) A skunk's life.
(c) A lonely life.
(d) A queen's life.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the newspaper Lennox asks his son to fetch him?
(a) Football Guardian.
(b) Football World.
(c) Match.
(d) Shoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jim's father die of?

2. What does the author say Ruby is plump like?

3. Why does the woman think the goal should have been disallowed?

4. Who is the King of England in this time period?

5. What does the narrator say he would hang himself from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim's mother react to him telling her he is getting married?

2. What does the narrator think has lead to Jim's disgrace?

3. What happens when Mrs. Lennox stands up to her husband?

4. What efforts do Bert and Colin make to get more money?

5. What are Fred and wife's views about what is happening next door?

6. What do Bert and Colin do on the way home?

7. Describe the chase between the collector and Colin?

8. Why does the narrator think his father would never kill himself?

9. Why does the man want to kill himself?

10. How does Bert ride the Noah's Ark for free?

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