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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Susy serve with stewed corn when Jake goes to her place in Chapter 7?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Chicken pot pie.

2. Where does Jake get a job after meeting the English soldier?
(a) At a construction site.
(b) On a farm.
(c) On a dock.
(d) On a train.

3. Whose saloon does Jake wander into in Chapter 3?
(a) Uncle Doc's.
(b) Bill Bailey's.
(c) Miss Kitty's.
(d) Red Green's.

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

5. Who is sent to prison in Chapter 8?
(a) Jake.
(b) Rose.
(c) The lovely brown woman.
(d) Madame Suarez.

6. Whose buffet flat is Jake invited to in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Curdy's.
(b) Rose's.
(c) Madame Adeline Suarez's.
(d) Aunt Hattie's.

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

8. Who challenges Zeddy?
(a) The lovely brown woman.
(b) Rose.
(c) Jake.
(d) Nije.

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

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

11. What often happens between the black and white American soldiers?
(a) Fights.
(b) Practical jokes.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Trying to get each other killed in battle.

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

13. When did Jake enlist in the military?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1942.

14. How does Jake spend his free time in Chapter 5?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Susy's husband leave her?

2. Who does the judge wish he could have whipped in Chapter 8?

3. What college did the waiter attend in Chapter 10?

4. What does Jake do in Chapter 9 that excites Rose?

5. Who is jealous of Jake in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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