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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many members of the Hands to Ethiopia group attend an emergency executive meeting?

2. How many rooms does the Friends of Ethiopia have in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 7, how many times has Mrs. Witern visited Harlem before?

4. In Chapter 7, how many ways of marrying does Alamaya say there are in Ethiopia?

5. In Chapter 2, where is Peixota's house located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lij Alamaya a special guest at the residence of Pablo Peixota?

2. How does Alamaya say that Ethiopia became the first nation to embrace Christianity?

3. In Chapter 9, why does Mrs. Leah Arzell call Kezia Peixota?

4. In Chapter 4, why are whites not wanted to join the Hands to Ethiopia group?

5. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Castle not want Professor Koazhy to join the Hands to Ethiopia committee?

6. Who is Newton Castle?

7. Why do Tasan and Bishop want Dorsey Flagg removed from Hands to Ethiopia and as Alamaya's travel companion?

8. Who is Peixota?

9. When people start calling for Dorsey Flagg's removal, who helps quell the outcry?

10. What is The Airplane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although not an invited guest, Professor Koazhy joins in the parade and speeches at the beginning of the novel. How is Professor Koazhy’s presence significant? What is the importance of what he says to the audience? Why is he a pivotal character in the proceedings in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Seraphine makes some hurried decisions, including her decision to leave her parents’ home and to marry Dandy. What decisions does Seraphine make throughout the novel? What do these decisions reveal about Seraphine and her character?

Essay Topic 3

The Italian/Ethiopian conflict is an impetus for many events in the novel. How is the conflict between Italy and Ethiopia an impetus for events in the novel? What parallels are there between the conflict between countries and the conflict between communists and Aframericans?

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