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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gallows say that he feels sorry for Harry?
(a) Because Harry is having trouble selling his music.
(b) Because Harry is Jamaican.
(c) Because Bat takes advantage of Harry.
(d) Because Harry is in love with Jean.

2. What causes the fuse in Bat's apartment building to blow?
(a) The tape recorder.
(b) The hotplate.
(c) The alarm clock.
(d) The refrigerator.

3. What does Fitz claim he did when a former girlfriend suggested they get married?
(a) He asked out her best friend.
(b) He told her he was already married.
(c) He broke up with her.
(d) He hit her in the head.

4. Which man volunteers to keep an eye on everyone and fine them if they are caught wasting money on drinking, smoking, or dating?
(a) Gallows.
(b) de Nobriga.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Syl.

5. 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 does not want Harry to be told what the rent is.
(d) He wants Harry to agree to do all the cooking and cleaning.

6. What objection does Battersby have to having Harry as a roommate?
(a) Harry has no steady income.
(b) Harry is interested in Battersby's sister.
(c) Harry plays the banjo.
(d) Harry is Jamaican.

7. When Poor realizes that Harry is feeling down because of Jean, what does Poor suggest?
(a) Harry should be more straightforward with Jean.
(b) Harry should date Matilda to make Jean jealous.
(c) He will talk to Jean on Harry's behalf.
(d) He can fix Harry up with an English woman.

8. On what day of the week does the story open?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

9. On page 32, when Fitz's attitude toward Teena is changing, to what does he compare her way of walking?
(a) The "steam rising from a boiling kettle."
(b) A "snake weaving through long grass."
(c) A "wave moving through deep water."
(d) The "wind rippling through the rice stalks."

10. Why does Battersby's sister warn Matilda about him?
(a) Battersby is known to lie all the time.
(b) Battersby tries to sleep with all of her friends.
(c) Battersby did not treat his last girlfriend well.
(d) Battersby already has an illegitimate child.

11. What time does Battersby usually wake up to get ready for work?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

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

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

14. What do Harry and Jean agree that Bat and his friends all lack?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Ambition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poor do for a living?

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

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

4. Which of Bat's friends hopes to live in the basement of the house they are planning to buy?

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

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