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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Battersby's sister do for a living?
(a) She sings and plays music in the subway.
(b) She is a sex worker.
(c) She begs for money in the park.
(d) She is a pickpocket.

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

5. What word does the narrator use to refer to the structure of his storytelling?
(a) Recursive.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Episodic.
(d) Ballad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Bat's friends is the narrator describing when he says "As if, by himself, he can't exist, life too big for him to tackle" (36)?

2. When the men indicate that they do not trust Battersby to hold the group's money, who volunteers to be the group's treasurer?

3. What nation has the protagonist emigrated from?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Battersby mean when he tells Alfonso that the weather forecaster is talking about "depression and high pressure" and that these are "things the boys know about" (4)?

2. What observations does the narrator make about hidden ambition before telling the story of how Gallows came to England?

3. What number does Bat imagine giving his apartment, and why is this important to him?

4. What is ironic about the difference between the food Battersby imagines on page 2 and the food he genuinely likes?

5. What did Battersby often listen to on his radio, and why did he stop?

6. When Jean and Harry go out into the hallway to fix the fuse, what do they discuss?

7. Which of Bat's friends takes photographs, and what is comical about how he does it?

8. Describe the woman that Gallows depended on for food and a place to live when he first came to London.

9. Other than the money, what do the things that Battersby imagines the genie bringing him all have in common with one another, and what does this demonstrate about Battersby himself?

10. What is the story of how Gallows came to live in London?

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