The Lonely Londoners Quizzes

The Lonely Londoners Quiz 1

By John Melendez · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed June 29, 2023

1 When was the novel published?

1952

1941

1920

1956
2 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Tanty

Big City

Moses

Galahad
3 Where is the novel set?

Paris

Jamaica

Trinidad

London
4 Where is Moses going at the beginning of the novel?

Hyde Park

Heathrow Airport

Waterloo Station

Piccadilly Circus
5 Who does Moses run into at the train station?

Big City

Five

Harris

Tolroy
6 Who tries to talk to Moses at the train station?

A reporter

A politican

Big City

A police officer
7 What is Galahad's birth name?

Frederick

Henry

Claude

Moses
8 Why is Tolroy surprised at the train station?

His mother has not arrived

His mother brought his whole family to London

He hasn't seen Galahad in years

He dislikes Moses
9 Who takes Tanty's picture?

Tolroy

Galahad

The reporter

Moses
10 Who is the antagonist of the novel?

Five

There is no antagonist

Harris

Moses
11 What is Galahad's nickname a reference to?

King Arthur

The Bhagavad Gita

Beowulf

Gaiwan the Green Knight
12 What does Moses tell Galahad to look for first?

A hostel

A wife

A job

A good meal
13 Who is not present at Waterloo Station?

Moses

Five

Lewis

Tolroy
14 What is Galahad's profession?

Electrician

Priest

Doctor

Carpenter
15 Who accompanies Galahad to the employment office?

Tanty

Agnes

Tolroy

Moses
16 Where does Moses work?

A post office

A bakery

A factory

A cafe
17 What does Moses tell Galahad to hide?

His money

His watch

His insurance card

His wallet
18 What best describes the tone of the book?

Cold and detached

Humorous and wise

Somber and harsh

Light and silly
19 Which of the following is a novel by Samuel Selvon?

White Teeth

Small island

Moses Ascending

Mrs. Dalloway
20 What decade does the novel take place in?

The 1980s

The 2000s

The 1950s

The 1870s
21 Who does Cap marry?

An Austrian woman

A Jamaican woman

A British woman

A French woman
22 Why does Moses find Cap irritating?

Because he was rude to Moses

Because he is always asking people for money

Because he is mean

Because he gets drunk often
23 What season does the novel begin in?

Summer

Winter

Autumn

Spring
24 How does Galahad arrive in London?

By helicopter

By steam ship

On a boat-train

By plane
25 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the novel?

City life

Racism

Immigration

Innovation

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