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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Tasan and Castle drink?
(a) Scotch and soda.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) White wine.

2. What is the only thing that Seraphine has for breakfast in Chapter 15?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Toast.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Orange juice.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Tasan want to host a benefit affair?
(a) Park Plaza.
(b) Savoy.
(c) Ambassador.
(d) Belevedere.

4. In Chapter 14, what are the Good Old Pals hosting?
(a) Dinner of ham and collard greens.
(b) Pig knuckles feed and card game.
(c) Hog roast.
(d) Poker night.

5. Where does Tasan live?
(a) Fifties.
(b) Eighties.
(c) Seventies.
(d) Sixties.

6. In Chapter 14, how many of the Good Old Pals are still operating an elevator?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. In Chapter 13, what type of tips did Peixota remember receiving when he was an elevator runner?
(a) Penny.
(b) Dollar.
(c) Dime.
(d) Nickel.

8. In Chapter 17, how long does Mrs. Peixota say that she and her husband gave a lease of freedom to Seraphine?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 99 years.
(d) 50 years.

9. In Chapter 16, to what position is Trawl elected in Hands to Ethiopia?
(a) Treasurer.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Chairman.
(d) President.

10. Until what time did France ban Soviet motion pictures?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1935.

11. In Chapter 10, when Castle leads pickets in front of Trawl's church, what does he carry?
(a) American flag.
(b) Sign that says "Drive the Fascists Out of Harlem."
(c) Sign that says "Rev. Trawl Aids Fascist Agents of Hitler and Mussolini."
(d) Ethiopian Flag.

12. What time does Seraphine wake in Chapter 18?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) 2 p.m.

13. In Chapter 16, to what position is Flagg elected in Hands to Ethiopia?
(a) Treasurer.
(b) Chairman and secretary.
(c) President.
(d) Parliamentarian.

14. What color kimono does Seraphine wear in Chapter 15?
(a) Burgundy and cream.
(b) Rose and white.
(c) Orange and blue.
(d) Pink and lavender.

15. In Chapter 10, what is the title of an article that Flagg shows Alamaya from the Labor Herald?
(a) Harlem is the Magic Quarter.
(b) Lindy Hop Exhibitionists.
(c) Ethiopian Prince.
(d) Ethiopian Representative?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Princess Zarihara's talent in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Peixota bring Seraphine when he comes home from the office?

3. In Chapter 13, who calls Peixota and asks him to change the demonstration against the Italians to a fascist demonstration?

4. In Chapter 12, where do Tasan and Castle go to the bar?

5. In Chapter 15, when did Mr. Montague Claxon live in China?

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