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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. When does Galahad buy an overcoat on page 71?

2. On what road on page 66 does a Jewish tailor charge 25 guineas?

3. On page 66, what day of the week does Tanty shop at a grocery that carries West Indian supplies and foods?

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

5. How many years did Five serve in the RAF?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Harris and what does he do?

3. On page 64, how do some old fellows beg for money?

4. On page 93, what do Moses and Galahad see one night when they are walking up Inverness Terrace?

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

6. What is it like when Tanty shops at the grocery?

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

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

9. Where does Ma work and what does she get paid?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lewis and Agnes are married. Why does Agnes leave Lewis?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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