The Housing Lark Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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The Housing Lark Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Sam Selvon
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 26-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Matilda asks Jean about marrying Harry, what is Jean's first objection to Harry?
(a) His race.
(b) His looks.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His poverty.

2. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?
(a) He does not want Harry to bring his banjo.
(b) He wants Harry to agree not to speak to his sister.
(c) He wants Harry to agree to do all the cooking and cleaning.
(d) He does not want Harry to be told what the rent is.

3. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?
(a) She is a pickpocket.
(b) She begs for money in the park.
(c) She sings and plays music in the subway.
(d) She is a sex worker.

4. In the page 1 sentence "Pound notes and fivers start to fall all about in the room, until is as if he is swimming in it, and the water-mark rising higher and higher," what technique is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. What does Battersby mean when he says "You is one of we" (9)?
(a) The person he is speaking to is from the same background as Battersby.
(b) There are two people in the conversation and both viewpoints count.
(c) All people are equal and have equal rights.
(d) It is important to remember what we have in common with others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Poor use to refer to a marijuana cigarette?

2. When they are smoking in the park, where does Poor offer to take Harry later that evening?

3. What does Harry plan to do to make "some big money" (15)?

4. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?

5. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?

(see the answer key)

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