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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jake and Zeddy go to eat after leaving the saloon?
(a) Ma Richards'.
(b) Granny's.
(c) Aunt Hattie's.
(d) Carolyn's.

2. What does Jake learn about his new job in Chapter 5?
(a) The lovely brown woman also works there.
(b) He can keep the fruit that's bruised or over-ripe.
(c) He was hired as a scab.
(d) He will not be paid until he's been working six months.

3. How is Zeddy challenged?
(a) He is punched in the arm.
(b) He is called an offensive name.
(c) His foot is stepped on.
(d) He is slapped.

4. What does the man that Miss Curdy is first attracted to think of her in Chapter 6?
(a) He thinks she is ugly.
(b) He thinks she is old.
(c) He thinks she is too prideful.
(d) He thinks she is stupid.

5. What was Jake's job before enlisting in the military?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Longshoreman.
(c) Farm hand.
(d) Dining car worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military did Jake serve?

2. How does Nije make money, according to Chapter 5?

3. How much does Jake agree to pay for companionship in Chapter 2?

4. Who takes Jake and Zeddy to Susy's place?

5. Where does Jake put his suitcase for safe-keeping when he returns to Harlem?

(see the answer key)

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