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

2. In Chapter 14, how long has it been since Peixota quit the numbers game?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 11 years.

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, where is the speakers' stand located for the demonstration against the Italians?
(a) 154th Street.
(b) 111th Street.
(c) 135th Street.
(d) 125th Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, to what position is Flagg elected in Hands to Ethiopia?

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Tasan and Castle drink?

3. In Chapter 15, how many times before has Mr. Witern dined with a Chinese or an Aframerican?

4. In Chapter 13, who does Flagg think might have Alamaya's letter from the Emperor?

5. How many members of the Good Old Pals is a professional?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seraphine's mother tell her about carrying on with white men in Chapter 17?

2. What is eaten and drank at Tasan's place when he invites Seraphine to dinner in Chapter 17?

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

4. In Chapter 12, how does Castle define the term "nigger-rich"?

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

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

7. What happens toward the end of the evening when Peixota gets together with the Good Old Pals in Chapter 14?

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

9. In Chapter 16, why is the work of Hands to Ethiopia at a standstill?

10. What does Flagg offer to do and why to save Alamay in Chapter 11?

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