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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 60, how many pounds of potato has Tanty brought back?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. How much does Big City tell Moses that two fellows won in the football pool on page 83?
(a) 65,000 pounds.
(b) 55,000 pounds.
(c) 75,000 pounds.
(d) 80,000 pounds.

3. On page 77, what does Galahad lend a man who asks to borrow ten shillings?
(a) 4 shillings.
(b) 1 shilling.
(c) 2 shillings.
(d) 3 shillings.

4. On page 73, what shoe polish does Galahad use?
(a) Cherry Blossom.
(b) Kiwi.
(c) Saphir.
(d) Ecco.

5. Who is in a car that stops and invites Moses home for a cup of coffee on page 90?
(a) A fellow and an old-looking woman.
(b) A middle-aged man and woman.
(c) 3 girls.
(d) 2 girls.

6. On page 64, if old men are passing a cap around and see a policeman, what might they do so they do not get in trouble?
(a) Play a Jew's Harp.
(b) Sing or play a washboard.
(c) Sing or play a mouth organ.
(d) Play Spoons.

7. How many people does Moses tell a girl that Cap will rule when he returns to Nigeria on page 91?
(a) 980,000.
(b) 1,250,000.
(c) About 500,000.
(d) More than a million.

8. On page 91, what does a man offer Moses when he takes Moses home for coffee?
(a) 3 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 4 pounds.

9. On page 96, what day of the week does Moses tell Five there is a dance in St. Pancras Hall?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

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

11. What type of shirt does Galahad wear for a date on page 73?
(a) Gieves & Hawkes.
(b) Van Heusen.
(c) Burberry.
(d) Cheaney.

12. What does of the week does a Jewish tailor pass our free cigars on page 65?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Mondays.

13. 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) Charing Cross.
(b) Bayswater.
(c) Westbourne.
(d) Soho.

14. What paper does Big City say a party is written about that he attended on page 87?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) Evening Standard.
(c) The Mirror.
(d) The Times.

15. What might a furnished flat cost to rent on page 64?
(a) 5 or 10 guineas.
(b) 10 or 15 guineas.
(c) 20 guineas.
(d) 15 guineas.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 82, who does Big City live with?

2. What movie does Galahad mention to Moses on page 73?

3. Where does Moses take a woman to catch a bus on page 90?

4. On page 94, where does a woman take Moses when she picks him up in Piccadilly?

5. Where does Galahad tell Daisy to meet him on page 72?

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