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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 76-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bat's reading of one housing listing, how much money will the friends need for a deposit on a house in Notting Hill?
(a) 800 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 300 pounds.

2. When Gallows hears about the Notting Hill house, what is the first thing he wants to know?
(a) Whether it has a basement.
(b) How long they have to come up with a deposit.
(c) What its address is.
(d) Whether the owners will sell to Blacks.

3. Which quality of Syl's is Bat taking advantage of when he asks Syl for three guineas for the final hotel room?
(a) His gullibility.
(b) His chivalry.
(c) His greed.
(d) His generosity.

4. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?
(a) It starts to seem like not such a bad place.
(b) It starts to feel like a home where he could bring a wife.
(c) It suddenly feels too small.
(d) It seems even more run-down and embarrassing.

5. Of the friends who have agreed to the housing plan, which three does the narrator say are at least somewhat serious about getting a house?
(a) Harry, Fitz, and Bat.
(b) Bat, Gallows, and Harry.
(c) Gallows, Harry, and Ftiz.
(d) Harry, Bat, and Syl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase that Bat allegedly reads from the housing listings on page 61 is a clue that he might be lying?

2. What word do the characters use that hints at the French colonial history of Trinidad?

3. When the group of friends gather one summer night at Bat's apartment, why is Harry absent?

4. In his discussion of Syl's behavior with women, what does the narrator compare women to?

5. When Jean is talking with Harry about her job, what job does she compare it to?

(see the answer key)

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