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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in France does Jake go?
(a) Reims.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Brest.

2. What book does Jake find a waiter reading in Chapter 10?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

3. What does a yellow-skinned lover steal from Susy when he leaves her?
(a) Her savings.
(b) Her poker chips.
(c) Her oven range.
(d) Her gin.

4. What does Jake do in Chapter 9 that excites Rose?
(a) He slaps her.
(b) He writes a song for her.
(c) He defends her honor.
(d) He gives her his gambling winnings.

5. Who is drawn to Jake at the Baltimore as he is looking for his lovely brown woman?
(a) The singer.
(b) The owner.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A cousin of Zeddy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new job does Jake get in Chapter 5?

2. What new friend influences Susy?

3. How many teeth is Miss Curdy missing?

4. Who does the judge wish he could have whipped in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Jake go before returning home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rose? How does she meet Jake?

2. What are the three cabarets mentioned in Chapter 4? What is said about them?

3. Who is Nije? How does Nije get money?

4. Explain Jake's job on the railroad.

5. How does the relationship between Jake and Rose end?

6. Describe Ginhead Susy. What is her relationship status?

7. How does the relationship between Zeddy and Susy end?

8. What is the racial atmosphere aboard Jake's ship?

9. How does Jake know Zeddy? What do they discuss?

10. What happens between Rose and her pretty boy at the club in Harlem in Chapter 7?

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