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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 9, what does Alamaya say that his religion is?

2. What was Koahzy's occupation during World War I?

3. What bar do some of the Tower girls go to in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 3, what type of business does Peixota own?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is in the open car that comes down the street after the parade, and how is he dressed?

2. What campaign is Bishop launching in Chapter 6, and what does Peixota think he should do instead?

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

4. Who is Peixota?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Professor Koazhy?

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

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

Alamaya is a black man from Ethiopia who is caught up in the sociopolitical maneuvering in Harlem. How is Alamay caught in the sociopolitical maneuvering in Harlem? What is revealed about his character through these manipulations?

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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