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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 97, how many women does Five usually bring with him to Harris's dance?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4 or 5.
(d) 2 or 3.

2. Before there were so many Jamaicans in London where on page 65 was the only place to get saltfish, pepper sauce, dasheen, or garlic?
(a) Soho.
(b) Westbourne.
(c) Bayswater.
(d) Charing Cross.

3. When does Galahad buy an overcoat on page 71?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

4. On page 90, where does the woman go that Moses escorts to a bus?
(a) Park.
(b) Marble Arch.
(c) River.
(d) Bridge.

5. On page 94, where does a woman take Moses when she picks him up in Piccadilly?
(a) Knightsbridge.
(b) St. James.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Regent Street.

6. How much does Big City spend weekly on the football pool?
(a) Half crown.
(b) Farthing.
(c) Tanner.
(d) Shilling.

7. On page 65, where does a Jew have a tailor shop?
(a) Rivington Street.
(b) Near Paddington Station.
(c) Redchurch Street.
(d) Near Aldgate Station.

8. On page 74, what does Galahad wear to work?
(a) Old blue cap and wool trousers.
(b) Old black cap and corduroy trousers.
(c) Old red cap and wool trousers.
(d) Old brown cap and corduroy trousers.

9. On page 66, what day of the week does Tanty shop at a grocery that carries West Indian supplies and foods?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

10. What movie do Galahad and Daisy see on page 78?
(a) Kiss of Death.
(b) The Gladiator.
(c) Samson and Delilah.
(d) The Robe.

11. On what road on page 66 does a Jewish tailor charge 25 guineas?
(a) Edgware Road.
(b) Portobello Road.
(c) Hampstead Road.
(d) Goswell Road.

12. On page 91, what type of drugs has a girl been doing that Moses picks up?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) PCP.
(d) Methamphetamine.

13. On page 62, where do children play?
(a) Back yards.
(b) Front yards.
(c) Sidewalks.
(d) Road.

14. Who persuades a shopkeeper on page 67 to give credit?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Tolroy.
(d) Tanty.

15. What bus does Big City hit with his car?
(a) 49.
(b) 38.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 96, what day of the week does Moses tell Five there is a dance in St. Pancras Hall?

2. Who does Big City say was at a party he attended on page 87?

3. On page 69, what hours does Ma work?

4. Where are Moses and Galahad walking when a car passes and flings a girl out of the car on page 93?

5. What military branch did Big City serve in for his homeland?

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