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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 77, what does Galahad lend a man who asks to borrow ten shillings?

2. What country is Big City from?

3. How much does Big City tell Moses that two fellows won in the football pool on page 83?

4. Who persuades a shopkeeper on page 67 to give credit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Big City think he will do if he wins the 75,000 pounds in the football pool?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Harris and what does he do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Galahad loses his job. He is often hungry, and he decides to catch a pigeon and eat it. What is the woman wearing who denigrates Galahad for killing a pigeon? Is the woman being hypocritical?

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

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does Selvon use flashbacks in The Lonely Londoners? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect what readers understand about the characters?

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