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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. During the meeting to speed Alamaya on his journey, what song is sung in Chapter 8?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what country does Castle say is needed to help Ethiopia?

5. In Chapter 1, who writes a check for $50 after Professor Koahzy's speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Newton Castle?

3. Who is Peixota?

4. Who is Lela Witern, and how does she include her husband when giving parties?

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

6. What is The Airplane?

7. Who is Professor Koazhy?

8. How was Seraphine raised by her mother?

9. What is The Tower?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tasan directly or indirectly causes many of the conflicts in the novel. How does Tasan incite conflict? Is he usually directly or indirectly involved in causing conflicts? How do the conflicts eventually kill him?

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