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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 82, who does Big City live with?

2. On page 68, at what bay does Tanty say she was born?

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

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

5. Who does Big City say was at a party he attended on page 87?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Harris and what does he do?

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

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

9. What does Big City tell Moses about going to see a Lady and meeting important people on page 87?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Lonely Londoners, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

The Lonely Londoners is written in English and uses a partial recreation of Trinidadian speech patterns. How is language used in The Lonely Londoners? How does Selvon use language and dialect in the narrative and the dialogue?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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