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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 15, what type of meat is served at Mrs. Witern's dinner?

2. Where does Augustus Nordling work?

3. What color kimono does Seraphine wear in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 13, how long does Peixota speak during Sufi's demonstration?

5. At the end of Chapter 10, how many police cars arrive with sirens blaring?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what is said about Alamaya in the papers?

2. What does Dorsey Flagg think about the rumors being printed about Alamaya in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 10, what type of demonstration is there in front of Trawl's church?

4. In Chapter 13, what were the goals of the Hands to Ethiopia group?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 15, why does Seraphine not go to work in her father's office, and what does she decide to do?

6. What is the Good Old Pals?

7. What happens to Castle when the Sufi and Senegambians get involved in the demonstration in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 15, what do Seraphine and Bunchetta say about Harlem and why they want to live elsewhere?

9. How is the Princess Benebe Zarihana described?

10. Why can Alamaya not prove he is who he says that he is?

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

Dorsey Flagg is accused of being a fascist. How and why is Flagg accused of being a fascist? How is the accusation a political ploy?

Essay Topic 3

Seraphine makes some hurried decisions, including her decision to leave her parents’ home and to marry Dandy. What decisions does Seraphine make throughout the novel? What do these decisions reveal about Seraphine and her character?

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