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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 1-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what kind of woman does he wish for?
(a) Generous.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Nice.
(d) Smart.

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

3. Why is Battersby thinking about money while he makes his morning tea?
(a) He is behind on his rent payments.
(b) He has just lost his job.
(c) He is almost out of tea and other basic supplies.
(d) His sister has asked him for a loan.

4. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Guyana.
(d) Trinidad.

5. What question does Harry ask Battersby when they are on their way to the store?
(a) Whether Jean has a boyfriend.
(b) In what part of London they should look for a house.
(c) How Alfonso and Poor got White girlfriends.
(d) Whether he knows any calypso songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Housing Lark?

2. What kind of appeal is the narrator making when he says "being as I want to tell the truth, I have to say that that is how it happen" (14)?

3. When Battersby is daydreaming in the novel's opening, what does he wish for, besides a woman?

4. What technique is used when the narrator says that "Up in the atmosphere thunder roll with laughter"?

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

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