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

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

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

4. In Chapter 13, how long does Peixota speak during Sufi's demonstration?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 4 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

5. In Chapter 17, what day of the week does Seraphine go to get some of her persona belongings?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how much does Tasan offer to pay Serpahine to work in the office of the Friends of Ethiopia?

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

3. Where does Tasan live?

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

5. In Chapter 12, who does Tasan say was the monk who led Russian workers to demonstrate before the Czar's palace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Good Old Pals?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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