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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. What do Battersby and Harry go out to get when Battersby's friends gather at his apartment?
(a) A newspaper and a lottery ticket.
(b) Benne balls and sweet potato chips.
(c) Soda water and lime juice.
(d) Cigarettes and rum.

2. What do Bat and Teena have a struggle over at the beginning of the meeting?
(a) A list of available houses.
(b) A bottle of rum.
(c) A five-pound note.
(d) Alfy's camera.

3. After Nobby gets rid of his dog, what does he tell his landlady happened to it?
(a) It died in surgery.
(b) It ran away because the door was open.
(c) It fell from his balcony.
(d) It was poisoned.

4. What kind of business is the "Lyons Corner House" where Matilda works?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) A bar.
(c) A clothing boutique.
(d) A restaurant.

5. When Teena remarks that it is clear they will never know how much of the money Bat has already squandered, what does Bat feel?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Relief.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the group makes it to Westbourne Grove, whom does Bat tell Syl to ask about a hotel room?

2. What is the narrator's purpose in listing the English behaviors and beliefs that he lists on pages 3 and 4?

3. When Syl is in the first hotel asking for a room, what does Bat object to?

4. When Harry and Jean go out into the hallway together, he decides to "make hay while the match was shining" (26). What does the expression "make hay" mean?

5. What do Teena and Jean get into a brief argument about?

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