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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 37, where does Moses tell Galahad a man was from who tore up all the files and papers at the employment office?

2. On page 49, how much did Cap spend on a hotel after he got married?

3. On page 20, where is a Jamaican fellow living who comes to the station to get tenants for the houses he has?

4. On page 44, what nationalities were the two women that Cap was seeing at the same time?

5. What luggage does an old woman have on page 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moses compare the way Blacks are treated in England and how they are treated in America?

2. Who was Captain?

3. On page 40, how did Cap try to stay with Moses for a while?

4. Where did Moses live when he first came to London?

5. On page 16, why is Moses going to Waterloo Station?

6. Why is it important that records at the employment office indicated if someone is colored?

7. How did Daniel like to impress the women he was seeing?

8. How did Tanty Bessy take care of Tolroy when he was a child?

9. What is the situation for people from the West Indies immigrating to Britain on page 17?

10. Why do Lewis and Agnes get a divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Galahad enjoys wearing custom suits with shirts and ties when he is not working. What does Galahad’s wardrobe reveal about his attempts to assimilate into the culture of London?

Essay Topic 2

Harris wants to be a part of white London culture. How is Harris trying to find his identity? Why does he feel he has to reject his ethnicity in order to be accepted by upper-class British society?

Essay Topic 3

The Lonely Londoners is written in English and uses a partial recreation of Trinidadian speech patterns. How is language used in The Lonely Londoners? How does Selvon use language and dialect in the narrative and the dialogue?

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