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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 86, what was the name of an enemy Galahad had in Trinidad?

2. On page 96, what day of the week does Moses tell Five there is a dance in St. Pancras Hall?

3. On page 65, where does a Jew have a tailor shop?

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

5. On page 66, what is the name of the Jewish tailor's assistant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is available at a grocery at the bottom of Harrow Road?

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

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

9. Who is Harris and what does he do?

10. How does Galahad dress for a date?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Stream of consciousness is a narrative style. How does Selvon use the stream-of-consciousness narrative style? How does this narrative style capture the experience of summer in London?

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