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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Soho.
(d) Westbourne.

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

3. What country is Big City from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Grenada.

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

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

6. On page 82, who does Big City live with?
(a) French woman.
(b) English woman.
(c) Trinidadian woman.
(d) Jamaican woman.

7. What does a woman who picks up Moses in Piccadilly and takes him to a club pay him on page 94?
(a) 3 pounts.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 7 pounds.

8. What movie does Galahad mention to Moses on page 73?
(a) Waterloo Bridge.
(b) The Bribe.
(c) Johnny Eager.
(d) Quo Vadis.

9. On page 87, where does Big City say he was hanging out when a limousine pulled up and took him to Millionaires Road?
(a) By the Arch.
(b) By the Circus.
(c) Next to Harrods.
(d) By the Tower Bridge.

10. On page 69, what hours does Ma work?
(a) 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(b) Early morning to late evening.
(c) 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(d) Mid-morning to late evening.

11. On page 66, what is the name of the Jewish tailor's assistant?
(a) Mick.
(b) Mike.
(c) Jack.
(d) Will.

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

13. What color are the houses off Harrow Road?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 91, what does a man offer Moses when he takes Moses home for coffee?

2. Where is Five from?

3. On page 62, where do children play?

4. On page 86, what was the name of an enemy Galahad had in Trinidad?

5. On page 72, what does Galahad remember seeing people read the first few times he went to the area with a big clock?

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