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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 26, how much money can an immigrant bring into Britain from Jamaica?

2. On page 37, where does Moses tell Galahad a man was from who tore up all the files and papers at the employment office?

3. What was the name of a man who would lend Cap's girlfriend money on page 44?

4. Where was Cap's friend from on page 47 who had a garage business?

5. On page 40, how long might Cap stay on a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Bart?

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

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

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

6. On page 30, how is Galahad described?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Tanty does not agree with how the grocery and the bakery do their business. She convinces them to make changes. How is Tanty an impetus for change in her neighborhood?

Essay Topic 3

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does Selvon use flashbacks in The Lonely Londoners? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect what readers understand about the characters?

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