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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the employment exchange send Cap for storekeeping work on page 42?
(a) Bus depot.
(b) Factory.
(c) Grocery.
(d) Railway.

2. On page 17, how many people are coming to England from the West Indies?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 30 or 40.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 40 or 50.

3. On page 16, what train station does Moses go to?
(a) Waterloo.
(b) Satford Junction.
(c) King's Cross.
(d) Charing Cross.

4. How much would a bottle of rum cost in Trinidad money on page 26?
(a) $12.
(b) $5.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

5. What was Captain supposed to be studying when he came to London?
(a) Economics.
(b) Banking.
(c) Law.
(d) Politics.

6. On page 20, where is a Jamaican fellow living who comes to the station to get tenants for the houses he has?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Lambeth.
(c) Vauxhall.
(d) Clapham.

7. On page 45, what color jacket did an Austrian girl give Cap?
(a) Navy.
(b) Beige.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

8. On page 45, what did Moses lend Cap that he had to threaten to turn the police on him to get back?
(a) Hat and gloves.
(b) Suit.
(c) Coat.
(d) Shoes.

9. On page 29, what time does Moses get Galahad up to go and look for work?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 9:15 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 9:45 a.m.

10. On page 42, how much was Cap told he would be paid for storekeeping work?
(a) 7 pounds.
(b) 8 pounds.
(c) 6 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

11. What suit did Captain have?
(a) Navy.
(b) Blue stripe.
(c) Green stripe.
(d) Black.

12. How much money did Cap leave owing a landlady at Earl's Court on page 44?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 11 pounds.
(c) 13 pounds.
(d) 8 pounds.

13. On page 40, what bird would Cap tell Moses he saw flying over his bed?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Dove.
(c) Robin.
(d) Blue jay.

14. On page 23, what paper does a reporter work for who speaks to Tanty Bessy and other members of Tolroy's family?
(a) Evening Standard.
(b) Post.
(c) Echo.
(d) Globe.

15. On page 55, what was the name of a girl Bart was seeing who disappeared?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Louise.
(d) Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a man who sends men to Moses to help them find a place to stay and work on page 17?

2. On page 26, how much money can an immigrant bring into Britain from Jamaica?

3. On page 25, who does Henry Oliver say told him that Moses would meet him at the train station?

4. On page 44, what did Cap take from and English woman to pay back a German woman?

5. On page 44, what nationalities were the two women that Cap was seeing at the same time?

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