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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Five from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Grenada.

2. On page 84, how long has Big City lived in Britain?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 19 years.

3. How much does Galahad have in the bank on page 74?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 25 pounds.

4. On page 69, what do Ma and Tanty often do in the evenings?
(a) Crochet and talk about Jamaica.
(b) Sew and talk about Jamaica.
(c) Mend clothes and talk about Jamaica.
(d) Knit and talk about Jamaica.

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

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

7. 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) Bayswater.
(c) Charing Cross.
(d) Westbourne.

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

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

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

11. Who does Big City say was at a party he attended on page 87?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Duke of Wellington.
(c) Lloyd George.
(d) Thatcher.

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

13. On page 89, who comes to see Moses when Moses is with a woman he thinks is sick?
(a) Big City.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Cap.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. On page 68, at what bay does Tanty say she was born?

5. Where does Ma suggest that Tanty shop on page 68?

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