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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII and XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Jake live with in Chapter 5?
(a) Zeddy.
(b) Rose.
(c) Nije.
(d) Emily.

3. Who wants Jake to move to a different building?
(a) The lovely brown woman.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) Madame Laura.
(d) Ray.

4. From where does Jake know Zeddy Plummer?
(a) Grade school.
(b) The military.
(c) Zeddy is dating Jake's sister.
(d) They met coming home from France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jake and Zeddy go to eat after leaving the saloon?

2. What personality trait is the chef known for having?

3. Who runs the hot, new cabaret in Harlem?

4. What woman is friends with Jake at the party in Chapter 13?

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

(see the answer key)

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