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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Jake go back to the lovely brown woman?
(a) He can't remember what street she lived on.
(b) Zeddy warned him not to.
(c) She made him promise never to return.
(d) She is married.

2. Where does Jake put his suitcase for safe-keeping when he returns to Harlem?
(a) He keeps it with him.
(b) Behind a bar in a saloon.
(c) In his hotel room.
(d) In a locker at the train station.

3. How long is a character missing from his normal hangouts at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Three days.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

4. Where does Zeddy go during the daytime in Chapter 7?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Queens.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Brooklyn.

5. What does Susy threaten two men with who get in a fight over a betting pot?
(a) Her big dog.
(b) A heavy frying pan.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) Her bodyguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event led to Jake enlisting in the military?

2. Whose party is Zeddy invited to in Chapter 6?

3. What does Susy say she will do to Jake in Chapter 7 if he goes out?

4. Why do Zeddy's friends laugh at him when he visits them?

5. Who is drawn to Jake at the Baltimore as he is looking for his lovely brown woman?

(see the answer key)

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