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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Jake keep his new job in Chapter 5?
(a) A month.
(b) Two months.
(c) A week.
(d) Six weeks.

2. Who takes Jake and Zeddy to Susy's place?
(a) Strawberry Lips.
(b) Miss Curdy.
(c) The lovely brown woman.
(d) Rose.

3. In what language is the book Jake finds a waiter reading in Chapter 10?
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) Old English.
(d) Latin.

4. Why is it a surprise when the cabaret is shut down by police in Chapter 8?
(a) The mayor of New York owned it.
(b) It was in a hidden location.
(c) It was a common police hangout.
(d) It was thought to be protected.

5. What college did the waiter attend in Chapter 10?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Ohio State University.
(d) Princeton.

6. What is Miss Curdy's first name?
(a) Lavinia.
(b) Bitty.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Zora.

7. What is the hot, new cabaret in Harlem, according to Chapter 4?
(a) The Cotton Club.
(b) The Congo.
(c) Goldgraber's.
(d) The Baltimore.

8. What new job does Jake get in Chapter 5?
(a) Delivering bread to shops.
(b) Unloading fish.
(c) Unloading fruit.
(d) Delivering newspapers.

9. Where in France does Jake go?
(a) Paris.
(b) Reims.
(c) Brest.
(d) Marseilles.

10. How much does Jake win gambling with a waiter's money in Chapter 10?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

11. Where is Jake's new job in Chapter 5?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) A dock.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Queens.

12. What organization do the white men at the buffet flat belong to?
(a) The U.S. Air Force.
(b) The Vice Squad.
(c) The Masons.
(d) The St. Vincent de Paul Society.

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

14. Who does Zeddy move in with in Chapter 7?
(a) Susy.
(b) The lovely brown woman.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) Rose.

15. Who is the author of Home to Harlem?
(a) Jean Toomer.
(b) Claude McKay.
(c) W. E. B. DuBois.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cabaret is shut down at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. How does Jake spend his free time in Chapter 5?

3. What usually happened to Rose when her men found out about her other lovers?

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

5. What is Billy Biasse's nickname?

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