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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. What was the name of Newton Castle's sister?

2. What color dress is Seraphine wearing in Chapter 5 when she visits Bunchetta?

3. What position does Bunchetta Facey hold in the Tower Club?

4. In Chapter 6, what is Duster Boley's occupation?

5. What was Mrs. Peixota's surname before she married Peixota?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is The Airplane?

8. Who is Professor Koazhy?

9. How is Lij Alamaya a special guest at the residence of Pablo 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

Reverend Trawl believes that Harlem is the “stamping ground of false prophets” (110). What does Trawl mean by that statement? How does he attempt to mitigate the damage done by false prophets?

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

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

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