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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two dishes does Zeddy say Miss Curdy cooks well?
(a) Pork chops and fried chicken.
(b) Meatloaf and fried chicken.
(c) Meatloaf and chicken pot pie.
(d) Pork chops and meatloaf.

2. Who runs the hot, new cabaret in Harlem?
(a) Zeddy Plummer.
(b) A Jewish man.
(c) A black woman.
(d) The mayor of New York.

3. Who does Zeddy move in with in Chapter 7?
(a) Susy.
(b) The lovely brown woman.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) Rose.

4. Who is missing from his normal hangouts in Harlem at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Zeddy.
(b) Jake.
(c) Nije.
(d) Strawberry Lips.

5. What is Billy Biasse's nickname?
(a) Billy the Wolf.
(b) Billy the Kid.
(c) Billy Blue.
(d) Blubbering Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is jealous of Jake in Chapter 6?

2. Who resents the chef?

3. What does the fourth waiter say about the ice the chef is giving him?

4. Who is drawn to Jake at the Baltimore as he is looking for his lovely brown woman?

5. What does the chef call Ray?

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