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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. Where does Ma suggest that Tanty shop on page 68?

2. What type of lock is on the rations cupboard on page 69?

3. When does Galahad buy an overcoat on page 71?

4. On page 72, what does Galahad remember seeing people read the first few times he went to the area with a big clock?

5. How much does Big City spend weekly on the football pool?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tanty get the grocer to give her credit?

4. On page 91, who does Moses pick up and how long does he stay with her?

5. What is Big City's background and how did he get his name?

6. How does Galahad dress for a date?

7. Where does Big City like to hang out on a summer evening?

8. Why does a girl say that a man threw her out of his car on page 93?

9. On page 106, what complaint does Harris have about Five, and what does he ask Five to do?

10. How difficult was it to get staples from Jamaica before the mass immigration of Jamaicans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tolroy is upset that Tanty has come to London. Why is Tolroy upset that Tanty had come to London? Is he being ungrateful for all she has done for him in the past?

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