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1. Who is the author of The Housing Lark?

Sam Selvon.

2. In what area of London is the novel set?

Brixton.

3. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?

Trinidad.

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

Money, food, and rum.

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

Nice.

6. In the page 1 sentence "Pound notes and fivers start to fall all about in the room, until is as if he is swimming in it, and the water-mark rising higher and higher," what technique is being used?

Simile.

7. What time does Battersby usually wake up to get ready for work?

5:00 a.m.

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