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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. When Bat finally suggests that they go try the hotels around Paddington Station, because he is "getting tired with all this preliminary," what does the narrator's use of the word "preliminary" suggest (80)?
(a) The hotels near Paddington are where Bat expected to end up from the beginning of their quest.
(b) The hotels near Paddington are on the way back to Bat's apartment, which is where he really wants to be.
(c) Bat is bored with the task of helping Syl and just wants to hurry up and get Syl a hotel room.
(d) Bat is still hoping that both he and Syl will end up spending the night with Pat.

2. Where is Pat from?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

3. After they ask for it back, where does Bat tell the men the money they gave him is, right now?
(a) In Jean's apartment somewhere.
(b) Deposited with a real estate company.
(c) Invested in the excursion.
(d) Hidden in his mattress.

4. On the summer night when everyone gathers at Bat's apartment, how does Bat prepare for their visit?
(a) He goes to the market to get rum, limes, and soda.
(b) He hides all of his valuables.
(c) He hurries out and gathers housing listings.
(d) He gets a loan from Jean to hide his own thefts.

5. Why is Nobby so anxious to make sure his landlady likes him?
(a) The landlady reminds him of his mother, back in Trinidad.
(b) He is interested in her daughter.
(c) He had a hard time finding a place to live and does not want to have to look again.
(d) He is several weeks behind in his rend payments.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alfy draw and ask Syl to identify when the friends are standing around talking by Marble Arch?

3. Which quality of Syl's is Bat taking advantage of when he asks Syl for three guineas for the final hotel room?

4. What does the narrator compare Pat to when she goes into the final hotel with Bat?

5. From the narrator's explanation of how dogs are treated in the West Indies, what is it reasonable to conclude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details does the narrator give that demonstrate how eager people are to go on the excursion?

2. What function do the historical details offered during the Hamdon Court excursion serve?

3. What does Teena expect from Fitz during the excursion, and how does he get out of doing what she asks?

4. Describe Bat's reaction to Matilda's suggestion about the excursion.

5. What two opposing forces pull at Charlie Victor during the excursion to Hamdon Court?

6. What does Syl spend most of his free time doing in the summer, and why does it seem to be a wasted effort?

7. What irony does the narrator point out in the way men treat women?

8. When they are talking near the park, what truths does Jean reveal to Harry about Bat and his friends?

9. What story about finding money did Alfy once tell Gallows?

10. What tactics does Syl use to try to get Pat to sleep with him that violate modern Western standards of consent?

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