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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Ray sign up to do at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Public school teacher.
(c) College professor.
(d) Cabin boy.

2. Who resents the chef?
(a) Ray.
(b) The chef's boss.
(c) The customers.
(d) Jake.

3. What is the chef's punishment for assaulting the pantryman?
(a) He is demoted to second cook.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is docked pay to replace the eggs.
(d) He is suspended for a week.

4. What job does Yaller Prince have?
(a) Piano player.
(b) Longshoreman.
(c) Pimp.
(d) Bartender.

5. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Ray.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Her landlady.

6. Who writes to Jake in Chapter 16?
(a) Miss Curdy.
(b) The lovely brown woman.
(c) Madame Laura.
(d) Rose.

7. What wine does Ray buy for a young woman and her friend?
(a) Boone's Farm.
(b) Yellowtail.
(c) Virginia Dare.
(d) Sweet Adeline.

8. Where does Jake see a pretty girl to become friendly with in Chapter 11?
(a) At a buffet flat.
(b) In a church.
(c) At a bus stop.
(d) By an eating place.

9. What friend does Ray bring to visit Jake?
(a) Strawberry Lips.
(b) Miss Curdy.
(c) James Grant.
(d) Yaller Prince.

10. Who is Ray's landlady in Chapter 17?
(a) She is not named.
(b) Aunt Hattie.
(c) Madame Laura.
(d) Ma Lawton.

11. What is the brown woman's name?
(a) Emma.
(b) Caitlyn.
(c) Felice.
(d) Lily.

12. Where did the brown woman get the necklace she left in her apartment?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

13. What establishment is under Ma Lawton's apartment?
(a) Another apartment.
(b) A general store.
(c) A library.
(d) A saloon.

14. Why is Ray agitated in Chapter 15?
(a) He is failing his studies.
(b) He can't afford to marry his girlfriend.
(c) He is worried about Jake.
(d) Events in Haiti.

15. What drink is served to Jake at the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Moonshine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Ray points out that part of the problem is the false ideals of _____.

2. In addition to smoking, what does Jake know will help him sleep?

3. What does Billy say is a mistake for Jake to not have?

4. Where do Jake and Ray decide to go when Ray can't sleep?

5. What does Ray think of the house where the party is held in Chapter 13?

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