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

2. On page 88, what road might a person walk from Queensway and see "trees naked" (88)?
(a) Goswell Road.
(b) Addison Road.
(c) Denman Road.
(d) Bayswater Road.

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

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

5. On page 86, what was the name of an enemy Galahad had in Trinidad?
(a) Dave.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Roy.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color are the houses off Harrow Road?

3. What does a woman who picks up Moses in Piccadilly and takes him to a club pay him on page 94?

4. Before there were so many Jamaicans in London where on page 65 was the only place to get saltfish, pepper sauce, dasheen, or garlic?

5. What paper does Big City say a party is written about that he attended on page 87?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tanty go to Ma's workplace, and how does Tanty get to and from Lyons Corner House?

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

4. What does Moses tell a girl about Cap on page 91, and how does Cap ditch the girl?

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

6. How do the bakeries in London sell bread, and how does Tanty change their practice?

7. What does Moses have to help Big City with?

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

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

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

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