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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 did Rev. Trawl start his church?
(a) Abandoned store front.
(b) Street corners.
(c) Old school.
(d) Cold-water railroad flat.

2. In Chapter 15, when did Mr. Montague Claxon live in China?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1928.
(c) Early 1920s.
(d) Late 1920s.

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

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

5. In Chapter 17, where does Tasan invite Seraphine to have dinner?
(a) Mrs. Witern's.
(b) His apartment.
(c) Merry-Go-Round.
(d) Airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what type of car does Sufi Abdul Hamid ride in during the parade?

2. In Chapter 16, where do Bunchetta and Seraphine move?

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 10, how many police cars arrive with sirens blaring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does Dandy do when he and Seraphine get married?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Seraphine think has happened with her father and Alamaya and why?

3. Why does Seraphine tell Dandy that they cannot stay with Bunchetta in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 11, what is said about Alamaya in the papers?

5. In Chapter 13, what had Alamaya and other Ethiopians thought about the Aframericans before Alamaya came to America?

6. In Chapter 17, what does Tasan say about Pushkin and his descendants?

7. How is the Princess Benebe Zarihana described?

8. What happens to Castle when the Sufi and Senegambians get involved in the demonstration in Chapter 10?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 15, why does Seraphine not go to work in her father's office, and what does she decide to do?

10. Why can Alamaya not prove he is who he says that he is?

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