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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 5, what does Bunchetta do for a living?

2. When was the club founded that Seraphine is a member of?

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what instrument does Newton Castle play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Newton Castle?

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

3. What is The Airplane?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 5, who is Bunchetta Facey?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The committee of Hands to Ethiopia has observed the communist propaganda tactics in the Aframerican community and see communism as a type of dictatorship. How do they view dictatorship and democracy? How do they believe that dictatorship or democracy positively or negatively impact the lives of black people?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Ethiopia is defeated, the communists move on to the next cause—Spain. How do the communists take up a new cause when Ethiopia is defeated? What does the way that they switch from Ethiopia to Spain reveal about the communists and their agenda?

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