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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. On page 25, who does Henry Oliver say told him that Moses would meet him at the train station?

2. On page 43, how many weeks did Cap pretend to work to please his girlfriend?

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

4. After Cap got married, how much money did he ask Daniel to lend him on page 49?

5. On page 42, what did Cap's girl who was a sharp dresser wear in the winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cap happen to get married?

2. What could Henry have brought with him when he comes to London from Trinidad?

3. Why does Moses not recognize Henry Oliver as the person he is to meet on page 24?

4. On page 40, how did Cap try to stay with Moses for a while?

5. Why is Tolroy at Waterloo Station on page 19, and why is he surprised when the train arrives?

6. Why does Moses scatter the men he helps settle into London on page 18?

7. On page 16, why is Moses going to Waterloo Station?

8. How did Cap carry on after he got married?

9. Where did Moses live when he first came to London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moses finds London to be a "lonely miserable city" (114). Why is Moses lonely in London?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in The Lonely Londoners? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Selvon use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Lonely Londoners?

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