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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 13, near what bar is a speakers' stand erected?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Alamaya do after speaking to Tasan and Castle?

3. How long after their departure do Alamaya and Flagg return to New York In Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 16, to what position is Flagg elected in Hands to Ethiopia?

5. What does Bunchetta say that Seraphine specialized in for her education?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Good Old Pals?

3. What does Flagg offer to do and why to save Alamay in Chapter 11?

4. What is the Interlink?

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

6. In Chapter 16, how does Jean Danou believe that democracy can be cured?

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

8. How does Peixota learn that Tasan was plotting and attempting to corrupt Alamay from the start?

9. What two things does Dandy do when he and Seraphine get married?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Labor Herald frequently publishes propaganda. How is propaganda use by the communists to further their cause? How does the use of propaganda affect the people who are targeted by the propaganda?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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