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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 14, how many of the Good Old Pals are still operating an elevator?

2. In Chapter 16, who takes Seraphine's place at the Interlink?

3. What do Seraphine and Dandy do in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 10, what is the title of an article that Flagg shows Alamaya from the Labor Herald?

5. In Chapter 12, who does Tasan compare the Emperor of Ethiopia to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Tasan say about Pushkin and his descendants?

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

3. What happens toward the end of the evening when Peixota gets together with the Good Old Pals in Chapter 14?

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

5. Why does Seraphine tell Dandy that they cannot stay with Bunchetta in Chapter 18?

6. In Chapter 14, why does Alamaya say that he can no longer see Seraphine?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Seraphine think has happened with her father and Alamaya and why?

8. In Chapter 13, what had Alamaya and other Ethiopians thought about the Aframericans before Alamaya came to America?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Seraphine marries a man she has only known for a few hours. Why does Seraphine marry Dandy? What is she trying to prove by marrying him?

Essay Topic 3

Seraphine quarrels with her parents and refuses to have anything to do with them. Why does Seraphine quarrel with her parents? To what lengths does she go to prove that her parents were wrong and she was right?

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