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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 paper does Big City say a party is written about that he attended on page 87?

2. On page 75, where does one of Moses's new friends get in an altercation with some white fellows?

3. On page 60, how many pounds of potato has Tanty brought back?

4. On page 86, what was the name of an enemy Galahad had in Trinidad?

5. On page 63, what might someone throw from a window to old fellows on the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Harris and what does he do?

3. What does Moses have to help Big City with?

4. How does Galahad dress for a date?

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

6. Where do Tolroy and his family live, and what is the area like?

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

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

9. Why does Tanty go to Ma's workplace, and how does Tanty get to and from Lyons Corner House?

10. How does Tanty feel when Tolroy says that old people like her only come to London to make life miserable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Selvon use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why is it particularly difficult to understand the idioms that are specific to West Indian language and culture?

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

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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