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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many children does Laura have?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.
2. What bet does the author place on Big Foot's big fight?
(a) Twenty cents that Big Foot would lose.
(b) Ten dollars that Big Foot would win.
(c) Six cents that Big Foot would lose.
(d) Ten cents that Big Foot would win.
3. What does Mrs. Morgan look like?
(a) Five feet eight inches tall and with lots of muscles.
(b) A little over six feet tall and built like a weight-lifter.
(c) Five feet tall and built like a wrestler.
(d) Five and a half feet tall with a small waist.
4. Who is Lorna?
(a) Nathaniel's other girlfriend.
(b) Laura's daughter who gets pregnant.
(c) Laura's mother.
(d) Laura's sister.
5. What does Titus Hoyt persuade the author's mother to do?
(a) Give the author lots of green vegetables.
(b) Give the author half a pint of milk a day.
(c) Feed the author fish three times a week.
(d) Bake home-made bread for the author.
6. What is the name of Morgan's eldest son?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Andrew.
(c) John.
(d) Chris.
7. What does Hat say that he learned from his mother?
(a) "When a man gets something he wants badly, he doesn't like it."
(b) "When a man loses something, it's a blessing."
(c) "When man really want something , he get it."
(d) "Life is strange, but nice."
8. What does Mr. Bhakcu do in the evenings?
(a) Sings calypso songs to his wife.
(b) Argues with Mrs. Morgan.
(c) Sleeps soundly and doesn't do anything.
(d) Reads the Ramayana lying on his belly.
9. What do Errol, Boyee and the author think will make the war end quickly?
(a) American soldiers.
(b) Getting more countries to join the war effort.
(c) Dropping more bombs on the Germans.
(d) Making Anthony Eden Prime Minister.
10. What is the heading on the paper Chris, Morgan's fourth son, shows the author?
(a) How to Raise Children.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) How to be a Pyrotechnicist.
(d) Crime and Punishment.
11. What is the name of the woman who is seen hurrying from Morgan's house one night?
(a) Maria Alcott.
(b) Mary Chambers.
(c) Lucy White.
(d) Teresa Blake.
12. How fast did Big Foot run the hundred yards at school according to the people of Trinidad?
(a) In twelve point two seconds.
(b) In nine point four seconds.
(c) In ten point four seconds.
(d) In eleven point three seconds.
13. What does Morgan start doing about two or three times a week?
(a) He explodes his fireworks.
(b) He challenges Bhakcu to fight.
(c) He weeps.
(d) He makes jokes.
14. What does Mrs. Morgan call Mrs. Bhakcu?
(a) Lazy woman.
(b) Chubby little woman.
(c) Dumb little woman.
(d) Thin- foot woman.
15. What does Titus Hoyt ask the author to do?
(a) Write a poem.
(b) Write to the Mayor of Port of Spain.
(c) Write to the Editor of the Trinidad Guardian.
(d) Learn Latin.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Morgan try to be?
2. What do the people of Miguel Street call his collection of junk?
3. What is the most the author makes being involved in Hat's racket?
4. What does Mrs. Bhakcu look like?
5. What is the name of Eddoes' baby?
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