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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jerco pawn when he needs money?
(a) His watch.
(b) His mother's ring.
(c) The pearl necklace.
(d) The mink coat.

2. Who does Ray's landlady give her room to?
(a) Jake and Rose.
(b) Jerco and Rosalind.
(c) The lovely brown woman.
(d) Zeddy and Miss Curdy.

3. What does the fourth waiter call the chef during their argument?
(a) A no-good know-nothing slave.
(b) A dirty rhinoceros.
(c) A hash slinger.
(d) A humpback whale.

4. What new friend influences Susy?
(a) Zeddy's sister.
(b) Rose.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) The lovely brown woman.

5. What job does Ray sign up to do at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Public school teacher.
(b) Cabin boy.
(c) College professor.
(d) Plumber.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From where does Jake know Zeddy Plummer?

3. What connection do the three young white men at the buffet flat have with the Baltimore?

4. What is the hot, new cabaret in Harlem, according to Chapter 4?

5. Where does Jake go after leaving the Baltimore at the end of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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