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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 76-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which of the friends urges the others to give Bat a chance to explain what is happening with the housing plan?
(a) Nobby.
(b) Gallows.
(c) Alfy.
(d) Poor.

3. What is the name of the song that Harry wrote himself?
(a) "The Weatherman Lying."
(b) "Brit'n, Lovely Brit'n."
(c) "Stone-cold Dead in the Market."
(d) "Old Lady You Mashing My Toe."

4. What does the expression "as if butter won't melt in his mouth" mean (8)?
(a) An insistence on high moral standards.
(b) A pretense of being innocent and sincere.
(c) An envious or jealous temperament.
(d) A cold and distant attitude.

5. 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?
(a) To pursue a point by asking questions or interrogating someone.
(b) To get something done when the opportunity presents itself.
(c) To smoke--either a cigarette or marijuana.
(d) To sweet-talk someone and try to get them interested in you.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bat first suggest Syl look for 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 Poor and Harry are smoking in the park, what question does Harry ask?

4. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?

5. What time of year is it when the men first come up with the plan to buy a house?

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