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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, where is the speakers' stand located for the demonstration against the Italians?
2. In Chapter 15, when does Mrs. Witern invited Bunchetta and Seraphine to dinner?
3. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Tasan and Castle drink?
4. In Chapter 16, how much does Tasan offer to pay Serpahine to work in the office of the Friends of Ethiopia?
5. What does Tasan flavor with liquor when he and his party visit the Airplane in Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what were the goals of the Hands to Ethiopia group?
2. When Seraphine is searching Tasan's apartment in Chapter 18, what does she learn about Princess Benebe?
3. In Chapter 16, how does Jean Danou believe that democracy can be cured?
4. In Chapter 13, what had Alamaya and other Ethiopians thought about the Aframericans before Alamaya came to America?
5. What happens to Castle when the Sufi and Senegambians get involved in the demonstration in Chapter 10?
6. What does Seraphine's mother tell her about carrying on with white men in Chapter 17?
7. Why does Seraphine tell Dandy that they cannot stay with Bunchetta in Chapter 18?
8. Why can Alamaya not prove he is who he says that he is?
9. In Chapter 12, how does Castle define the term "nigger-rich"?
10. What is the Good Old Pals?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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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