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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. Where did Peixota buy his first piece of property?

2. What country's flag flies from many windows in Chapter 1?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, what does Seraphine read while Alamaya packs?

4. In Chapter 1, how much money does Chairman Peixota donate?

5. How much more money does Professor Koahzy bring in in Chapter 1 than was collected previously during the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Castle want to take Dorsey Flagg off the Hands to Ethiopia committee?

2. In Chapter 1, how is the parade described?

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

4. Who is Newton Castle?

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

6. In Chapter 5, who is Bunchetta Facey?

7. Who is Professor Koazhy?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Seraphine quarrels with her parents and refuses to have anything to do with them. Why does Seraphine quarrel with her parents? To what lengths does she go to prove that her parents were wrong and she was right?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

The Labor Herald frequently publishes propaganda. How is propaganda use by the communists to further their cause? How does the use of propaganda affect the people who are targeted by the propaganda?

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