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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing Jake Blount says when he wakes in Mr. Singer's room?
(a) That he has to use the bathroom.
(b) That he is thirsty.
(c) He asks where he is.
(d) He asks what happened to him.

2. On the second day of the story when he returns to Singer's apartment, what does Jake tell Mr. Singer about himself?
(a) He is a Republican.
(b) He is a Communist.
(c) He feels like two people.
(d) He is a Democrat.

3. What does Willie tell Biff Brannon happened to Jake Blount after he left the cafe?
(a) Jake was in a fight with two white men.
(b) Jake had been arrested for fighting.
(c) Jake was beating his fists against a wall.
(d) Jake was fighting with the police.

4. What kind of relationship does Brannon have with his wife, Alice?
(a) They dislike each other, but won't divorce because they both want to keep the business.
(b) They do not sleep together and call one another Mr. and Mrs. Brannon.
(c) They flirt and call one another by the pet names Mr. and Mrs.
(d) Cordial and affectionate.

5. Where does Singer move?
(a) He moves to a nice apartment above the New York Cafe.
(b) He rents a room at the YMCA.
(c) He moves to an apartment above the jewelry store where he works.
(d) He rents a place in a dilapidated boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mick do in the afternoon after her conversation with Portia in the kitchen?

2. What do the three men do after Jake spoke to them?

3. Who is John Singer?

4. Who is Biff Brannon?

5. Where does Jake spend the second night of the story?

(see the answer key)

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