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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like when Moses is traveling by bus to the train station on page 18?

2. Where is Tolroy, Moses's friend, he sees at the train station on page 19 from?

3. On page 21, how long ago does Moses tell a reporter there was a hurricane in Jamaica?

4. On page 35, what does Galahad pay for him and Moses to ride the bus?

5. On page 45, what did Moses lend Cap that he had to threaten to turn the police on him to get back?

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 45, what did Moses lend Cap one winter, and what did he have to do to get it back?

2. How did Tanty Bessy take care of Tolroy when he was a child?

3. What happened when Bart was dating a girl and she took him home to meet her parents?

4. What is the weather like when Moses takes a bus to Waterloo Station on page 16?

5. How did Daniel like to impress the women he was seeing?

6. On page 30, how is Galahad described?

7. What does Henry bring with him from Trinidad?

8. Why is it important that records at the employment office indicated if someone is colored?

9. Why do Lewis and Agnes get a divorce?

10. Who was Captain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Office jobs usually go to whites. Blacks are given jobs that require hard labor. How are Blacks treated in London?

Essay Topic 2

Galahad enjoys wearing custom suits with shirts and ties when he is not working. What does Galahad’s wardrobe reveal about his attempts to assimilate into the culture of London?

Essay Topic 3

Big City grew up in an orphanage in Trinidad. What type of life does Big City have? What dreams does he have? How do his dreams and hopes help him survive?

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