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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. What organization do the white men at the buffet flat belong to?

2. Who runs the hot, new cabaret in Harlem?

3. How many teeth is Miss Curdy missing?

4. In what branch of the military did Jake serve?

5. Whose buffet flat is Jake invited to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens between Nije and Zeddy at the buffet flat where Jake gambles?

5. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

6. What is Jake's life like in Chapter 5?

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

8. Why does Jake decide he needs to return to Harlem in the United States?

9. What role does Zeddy play at Susy's parties? How do his friends react to this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast blacks and Irish in Home to Harlem, focusing on how they are treated by whites.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the title "Home to Harlem." What is the role of Harlem in the story? How does Jake feel about it as his home?

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