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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 101-125.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Gallows, Harry, and Ftiz.
(c) Bat, Gallows, and Harry.
(d) Harry, Bat, and Syl.

2. When Bat tells his friends that they are "stupid," and Alfy agrees that this is true "in the past tense," what is Alfy implying (60)?
(a) His other friends are being foolish to ask for their money back.
(b) The friends were unwise to trust Bat in the first place.
(c) The friends might feel differently if Bat has actually made some progress.
(d) His friends were angry, before, but they have calmed down.

3. Which British monarch lived at Hamdon Court?
(a) Edward II.
(b) Richard III.
(c) Richard I.
(d) Henry VIII.

4. Who comes to Battersby's apartment while he is trying to eat breakfast?
(a) Fitzwilliams.
(b) Charlie Victor.
(c) His sister.
(d) Harry Banjo.

5. According to the narrator, why is the idea of the excursion so popular in Brixton?
(a) People are eager to start the summer with a party.
(b) There is little else to do in Brixton.
(c) Hamdon Court is a famous site in Britain.
(d) The summer heat is more bearable in the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the men arrive for the housing meeting, what is their attitude?

2. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?

3. When Bat is trying to seduce Matilda in his apartment after she suggests the excursion, besides flattering her, what else does he tell her?

4. After they ask for it back, where does Bat tell the men the money they gave him is, right now?

5. What condition does Battersby put on his agreement to take Harry as a roommate?

(see the answer key)

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