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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fred grin like at the end of the book?

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

3. What kind of stains does Bert have on his mac?

4. What can four pence buy a pound of?

5. What is Mrs. Scaredale crackers about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator come back to the man's house?

3. What is Bert's plan to cheat at the penny game?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator say about his families' black looks?

10. Why does the man want to kill himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the book. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the stories and examine what comment it makes about British society? How has British society changed since the story was written? How much was literature and art an important part of this change?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Kathy and Harry find it so difficult to express their love for each other? What does this express about marraige during this time?

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