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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. When does Galahad buy an overcoat on page 71?

2. On page 82, who does Big City live with?

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

4. How much does Big City tell Moses that two fellows won in the football pool on page 83?

5. What does of the week does a Jewish tailor pass our free cigars on page 65?

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 106, what complaint does Harris have about Five, and what does he ask Five to do?

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

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

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

5. What is it like when Tanty shops at the grocery?

6. What is available at a grocery at the bottom of Harrow Road?

7. How does Tanty feel when Tolroy says that old people like her only come to London to make life miserable?

8. Who is Five Past Twelve?

9. Why does Tanty go to Ma's workplace, and how does Tanty get to and from Lyons Corner House?

10. On page 64, how do some old fellows beg for money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Galahad loses his job. He is often hungry, and he decides to catch a pigeon and eat it. What is the woman wearing who denigrates Galahad for killing a pigeon? Is the woman being hypocritical?

Essay Topic 2

Stream of consciousness is a narrative style. How does Selvon use the stream-of-consciousness narrative style? How does this narrative style capture the experience of summer in London?

Essay Topic 3

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

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