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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fred grin like at the end of the book?
(a) An assassin.
(b) A Cheshire-cat.
(c) An excited puppy.
(d) A little boy.

2. What does the narrator say he would hang himself from?
(a) A rooftop.
(b) A tree.
(c) A clifftop.
(d) A balcony.

3. What is the first thing Jim's mother does when Jim returns home?
(a) Screams at him.
(b) Washes his clothes.
(c) Makes him a big meal.
(d) Makes him a cup of tea.

4. What kind of snake does the African woman have curled around her top?
(a) A python.
(b) A grass snake.
(c) A cobra.
(d) An adder.

5. What does Colin say he is not going to rob?
(a) Schools.
(b) Cafes.
(c) Banks.
(d) Shops.

6. What can Colin and Bert view from the war memorial?
(a) The girl's school.
(b) The whole town.
(c) The fair.
(d) The lake.

7. What does Fred say he needs to mend?
(a) His car.
(b) His staircase.
(c) His bike.
(d) His bookshelves.

8. How does the narrator say he would get to Glasgow?
(a) By hitch-hiking.
(b) By bus.
(c) By bike.
(d) By train.

9. What does the narrator say you can't hold to forever?
(a) Your father's coat tails.
(b) Your past.
(c) Your future.
(d) Your mam's apron strings.

10. What does the narrator say he would have done to Jim's mother if she has talked to him in the same way?
(a) Screamed at her.
(b) Hit her.
(c) Hugged her.
(d) Threw plates at her.

11. What football position does the narrator compare his running at the chair to?
(a) Right back.
(b) Winger.
(c) Center back.
(d) Center forward.

12. What does Jim say is the first thing him and Phylis need to do?
(a) Buy a ring.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Send out invitations.
(d) Talk to the family.

13. What does the narrator say he once saw a man do to himself?
(a) Flog himself.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Talk to himself.
(d) Cut himself.

14. What does the author say Ruby is plump like?
(a) A pudding.
(b) A pear.
(c) A jelly.
(d) A peach.

15. How does Bert say he earned his tuppence?
(a) Selling fruit.
(b) Delivering messages.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lennox have a feeling Notts County will lose?

2. What does Colin think his father would take with a smile?

3. What does the author say Colin's legs are like as he tries to escape with Bert?

4. What can four pence buy a pound of?

5. What is Fred Iremonger's job?

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