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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. What kind of stains does Bert have on his mac?
(a) Wine and oil stains.
(b) Beer and egg stains.
(c) Beetroot and treacle stains.
(d) Chocolate and coffee stains.

2. What is Jim looking as miserable as when he returns?
(a) A convict.
(b) A gargoyle.
(c) Hell.
(d) Sin.

3. What is Jim's fiance's name?
(a) Phylis.
(b) Rose.
(c) Deirdrie.
(d) Denise.

4. Why does Lennox have a feeling Notts County will lose?
(a) Notts have many players injured.
(b) They have been performing badly.
(c) He is feeling unwell.
(d) Bristol are a much better team.

5. What does Colin think his father would take with a smile?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) Four pence.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) A cheese sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lennox say he needs to take to the games?

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

3. What member of the Notts County team does Lennox think is a fool?

4. Where does Jim's mother work?

5. What does the author say Ruby is plump like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lennox upset with his children?

2. How are Bert and Colin different to each other?

3. Why does the policeman arrest the man?

4. Describe the chase between the collector and Colin?

5. Why does the narrator think his father would never kill himself?

6. Why is the man's suicide attempt unsuccessful?

7. How does the narrator describe Jim's mother?

8. Why does the narrator come back to the man's house?

9. What does the narrator say about his families' black looks?

10. What is Bert's plan to cheat at the penny game?

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