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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. On page 69, what does Tanty wear on her head when she goes to get a key from Ma?
(a) Colored cloth.
(b) Red scarf.
(c) Straw hat.
(d) Yellow scarf.

5. On page 71, where does Galahad plan to meet a fraulein?
(a) Charing Cross.
(b) Marylebone.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) King's Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 91, what type of drugs has a girl been doing that Moses picks up?

2. Where does Big City say a house was where he met a Lord and other important people on page 87?

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

4. On page 69, what do Ma and Tanty often do in the evenings?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like when Tanty shops at the grocery?

2. Why does a girl say that a man threw her out of his car on page 93?

3. How does Daisy look when Galahad picks her up for a date compared to her usual attire on page 77?

4. What is available at a grocery at the bottom of Harrow Road?

5. How does Tanty feel when Tolroy says that old people like her only come to London to make life miserable?

6. What does Big City tell Moses about going to see a Lady and meeting important people on page 87?

7. How difficult was it to get staples from Jamaica before the mass immigration of Jamaicans?

8. Where does Ma work and what does she get paid?

9. On page 64, how do some old fellows beg for money?

10. Who is Harris and what does he do?

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