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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 1, where does Professor Koahzy say that Ethiopia extended to centuries ago?

2. When the Tower Girls meet in Chapter 7, what time does Newton Castle arrive?

3. Where did Seraphine go to college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Seraphine raised by her mother?

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

3. In Chapter 5, who is Bunchetta Facey?

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

5. How is Kezia Peixota described as the author writes about the dinner held in Alamaya's honor at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

9. Who is Professor Koazhy?

10. Who is Peixota?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book has symbolic meaning. What does the title symbolize? What does the title convey about communists and black people in Harlem? How does the book reveal the meaning of the title?

Essay Topic 2

Tasan is forced to jump to his death. Why is he forced to jump to his death? Is justice served by his death?

Essay Topic 3

Newton Castle becomes a zealot for Marxism. Why does Castle become a Marxist? How do his beliefs change his life and marriage? Are the changes permanent or temporary?

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