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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 did Moses give Cap when Cap wore his out on page 45?

2. On page 47, where was the woman from who agreed to marry Cap?

3. What suit did Captain have?

4. On page 50, where did Cap's wife have to get a job?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Bart?

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

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

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

7. What is the situation for people from the West Indies immigrating to Britain on page 17?

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

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

10. What does Henry bring with him from Trinidad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Cap is a Nigerian who lives at a hostel when Moses is new to London. Why would Cap be considered a freeloader?

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