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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seraphine find when rearranging Tasan's apartment in Chapter 18?
(a) Leather satchel.
(b) Paper folder.
(c) Leather case.
(d) Wooden box.

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

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 13, when do the White Friends of Ethiopia learn about a demonstration against the Italians?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

5. In Chapter 12, who does Tasan compare the Emperor of Ethiopia to?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Ivan the Terrible.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Caligula.

6. How long after their departure do Alamaya and Flagg return to New York In Chapter 11?
(a) About a week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) Less than a week.

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

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

9. What do Seraphine and Dandy do in Chapter 18?
(a) Work at Friends of Ethiopia.
(b) Picket a church.
(c) Get married.
(d) Visit her parents.

10. In Chapter 15, how many times before has Mr. Witern dined with a Chinese or an Aframerican?
(a) None.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

11. In Chapter 15, what type of meat is served at Mrs. Witern's dinner?
(a) Duck.
(b) Veal.
(c) Goose.
(d) Beef.

12. In Chapter 14, how does Seraphine get to Alamaya's hotel?
(a) Subway.
(b) Cab.
(c) Bus.
(d) Car.

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

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

15. In Chapter 12, who tells Seraphine that her father is washing his hands of Alamaya?
(a) Bunchetta.
(b) Mrs. Witern.
(c) Her mother.
(d) A servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where does Tasan want to host a benefit affair?

2. In Chapter 13, on what street does the parade begin on that is demonstrating against the Italians?

3. In Chapter 11, how much money does Peixota say that he received?

4. Where does Augustus Nordling work?

5. In Chapter 16, when did Jean Danou visit Russia?

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