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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 97, how many women does Five usually bring with him to Harris's dance?

2. What color are the houses off Harrow Road?

3. How many people does Moses tell a girl that Cap will rule when he returns to Nigeria on page 91?

4. Where does Big City say a house was where he met a Lord and other important people on page 87?

5. On page 69, what do Ma and Tanty often do in the evenings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ma work and what does she get paid?

2. What does Moses have to help Big City with?

3. What does Big City think he will do if he wins the 75,000 pounds in the football pool?

4. Who is Harris and what does he do?

5. What does Moses tell a girl about Cap on page 91, and how does Cap ditch the girl?

6. How does Galahad dress for a date?

7. How does Tanty get the grocer to give her credit?

8. Who is Five Past Twelve?

9. How do the bakeries in London sell bread, and how does Tanty change their practice?

10. How does Daisy look when Galahad picks her up for a date compared to her usual attire on page 77?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tolroy is upset that Tanty has come to London. Why is Tolroy upset that Tanty had come to London? Is he being ungrateful for all she has done for him in the past?

Essay Topic 2

Tanty does not agree with how the grocery and the bakery do their business. She convinces them to make changes. How is Tanty an impetus for change in her neighborhood?

Essay Topic 3

Moses finds London to be a "lonely miserable city" (114). Why is Moses lonely in London?

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