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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 is the name of Colin's cousin?
(a) Denise.
(b) James.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Bert.

2. Who are Notts County playing in this book?
(a) Cambridge Utd.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Stoke City.
(d) Bristol City.

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

4. What does the man order the narrator to do before he hangs himself?
(a) Fetch a chair.
(b) Shut the door.
(c) Write a note.
(d) Sit down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ride does Colin want to try?

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

3. What does the narrator say the man has a face like?

4. What did Jim's father die of?

5. What kind of snake does the African woman have curled around her top?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jim's fiance surprise the neighbors?

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

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

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

7. Why do Lennox's workmates tease him?

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

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

10. What does Jim say went wrong in his marriage to Phyllis?

(see the answer keys)

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