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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. What does the narrator say is "the biggest thing that ever happen to Gallows" (37)?
(a) His accidental trip to England.
(b) The plan to buy a house.
(c) His run-in with the man he threatened to kill.
(d) The loss of his five-pound note.

2. How did Fitz meet Teena?
(a) She lived in Poor's building.
(b) She is Nobby's cousin.
(c) She was Alfy's girlfriend.
(d) She worked with Syl.

3. As her conversation with Matilda continues, what second objection to Harry does Jean raise?
(a) He is too serious.
(b) He is too generous.
(c) He is too innocent.
(d) He is too religious.

4. What do Harry and Battersby's sister have a playful argument about when they meet?
(a) Aloo pie.
(b) Big Ben.
(c) Calypso music.
(d) England's monarchy.

5. What can be inferred about Hampstead and Mayfair from Gallows's discussion with the estate agent?
(a) Both have a large number of vacant properties.
(b) These are wealthy areas.
(c) These areas are less racially prejudiced.
(d) Both are a long way from central London.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nobby says that his motto is not to interfere in another man's business, what question is he responding to?

2. What technique is employed when the narrator says, "If I was writing a story I could make up all sorts of things" (14)?

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

4. What word does Battersby use to describe his sister?

5. After Harry moves in, how does Bat's attitude about the apartment change?

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