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

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

3. What does Jim tell his mother he has been through in the last six months?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) War.
(d) Barbed wire.

4. What does the man want the narrator to do when he has the rope around his neck?
(a) Kick away the chair.
(b) Close his eyes.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Run away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Scaredale crackers about?

2. Who does Jim Scarfedale live with?

3. Why does the woman think the goal should have been disallowed?

4. What does the man order the narrator to do before he hangs himself?

5. What does the narrator say he would hang himself from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What efforts do Bert and Colin make to get more money?

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

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

4. How does Jim's fiance surprise the neighbors?

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

6. How do Lennox and Fred's views on marriage differ?

7. Why does the policeman arrest the man?

8. How does Jim's mother react to him telling her he is getting married?

9. Why is Jim arrested?

10. Why is Lennox so upset at the beginning of this story?

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