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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 51-75.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?
(a) There are two people in the conversation and both viewpoints count.
(b) It is important to remember what we have in common with others.
(c) The person he is speaking to is from the same background as Battersby.
(d) All people are equal and have equal rights.
2. What does Bat say is wrong with the house that he supposedly went to see in Cricklewood?
(a) It is too large.
(b) It is not on a bus line.
(c) It has dry rot.
(d) It needs a new roof.
3. When Matilda asks Bat why he called the name "Jeanie" while they were having sex, what literary technique is employed (52)?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Paronomasia.
(d) Paraprosdokian.
4. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Guyana.
5. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?
(a) A pretense of being innocent and sincere.
(b) A cold and distant attitude.
(c) An insistence on high moral standards.
(d) An envious or jealous temperament.
Short Answer Questions
1. On page 3, what does the narrator note that Battersby finds strange about living in England?
2. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?
3. What is de Nobriga's nickname?
4. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?
5. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?
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