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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 does the narrator say Jim's mother cannot touch Phylis with?
(a) A poker.
(b) A barge pole.
(c) A rope.
(d) A finger.

2. Where does Jim's mother work?
(a) The pie factory.
(b) The bike factory.
(c) The phone factory.
(d) The tobacco factory.

3. What does the narrator say the man has a face like?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A poet.
(c) A junkie.
(d) A parson.

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

5. What is the first thing Jim's mother does when Jim returns home?
(a) Makes him a cup of tea.
(b) Screams at him.
(c) Washes his clothes.
(d) Makes him a big meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Jones's brain is like?

2. Where does the man put his cap?

3. What has Lennox's wife cooked for dinner?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the policeman arrest the man?

5. Why is Jim arrested?

6. How do Lennox and Fred's views on marriage differ?

7. Why does the man want to kill himself?

8. How are Bert and Colin different to each other?

9. Why is Lennox upset with his children?

10. How does the narrator describe Jim's mother?

(see the answer keys)

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