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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What usually happened to Rose when her men found out about her other lovers?
(a) They tried to kill her lovers.
(b) They robbed and left her.
(c) They beat her.
(d) They cried and begged her to be faithful.

2. In what branch of the military did Jake serve?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

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

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

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

6. What is a fourth waiter called, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Camel.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mule.
(d) Gazelle.

7. Who sometimes lends Jake money since he refuses to borrow from the person he lives with?
(a) Nije.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) Rose.
(d) The lovely brown woman.

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

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

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

11. How many teeth is Miss Curdy missing?
(a) One.
(b) All of them.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a cabaret singer to be fired at the Baltimore?

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

3. What is the hot, new cabaret in Harlem, according to Chapter 4?

4. What is Jake's new title in Chapter 10?

5. What book does Jake find a waiter reading in Chapter 10?

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