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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is a character missing from his normal hangouts at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) A week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

4. What is Jake's favorite cabaret?
(a) The Cotton Club.
(b) The Baltimore.
(c) The Congo.
(d) Goldgraber's.

5. What is another name for Ethiopia in Chapter 10?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Burma.
(c) Abyssinia.
(d) Istanbul.

6. Who is missing from his normal hangouts in Harlem at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Nije.
(b) Strawberry Lips.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Jake.

7. What connection do the three young white men at the buffet flat have with the Baltimore?
(a) They performed there many times.
(b) They helped pay for it to be remodeled.
(c) They kept it open when the police raided it.
(d) They know the owner.

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

9. What event led to Jake enlisting in the military?
(a) He was promised freedom if he served for four years.
(b) War was declared against Germany.
(c) His brother was killed by a foreign soldier.
(d) A judge told Jake he could serve in the military or go to jail.

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

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

12. What does a yellow-skinned lover steal from Susy when he leaves her?
(a) Her savings.
(b) Her poker chips.
(c) Her gin.
(d) Her oven range.

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

14. How does Nije make money, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Loaning it at a high interest rate.
(c) Selling handmade scarves.
(d) Prostitution.

15. Where does Jake take a new job in Chapter 10?
(a) A construction site.
(b) A railroad.
(c) A harbor.
(d) An office building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Curdy first attracted to at Susy's place?

2. Whose party is Zeddy invited to in Chapter 6?

3. What does Jake's boss in Chapter 10 liken men to?

4. From where does Jake know Zeddy Plummer?

5. Who gets Jake another job in Chapter 5?

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