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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. Why does Gallows hope that he finds a wallet on the ground instead of finding loose money, as Alfy did?
(a) It would be less work to pick up.
(b) It would likely contain more money.
(c) It would be easier to pretend to have dropped.
(d) It might lead to a reward from the owner.

2. Each time the men go by Fitz and Teena's house, what do they find Fitz doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Praying.
(d) Reading.

3. When Poor and Harry are smoking in the park, what question does Harry ask?
(a) He asks whether Poor thinks he can make it as a musician.
(b) He asks what Jean does for a living.
(c) He asks whether Poor will reconsider the housing scheme.
(d) He asks how much rent Bat pays for their apartment.

4. What kind of man does Jean say she would like to marry?
(a) A rich man.
(b) A man like Harry.
(c) A man like Bat.
(d) A White man.

5. Which of the friends sees Harry as he is being led away by the two men?
(a) Gallows.
(b) Alfy.
(c) Syl.
(d) Poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Teena learn from Jean when Jean and Matilda run into Teena in the market?

2. What does Bat say is wrong with the house that he supposedly went to see in Cricklewood?

3. What does the narrator accuse the men of because of their response to Teena's confrontation with Bat?

4. Who is it suggested was behind the assault on Eric Lopley?

5. What is meant to be funny about Gallows's resolution to look for work, "whatever it is" (118)?

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