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

3. Who is the brown woman afraid will fight Jake in Chapter 20?
(a) Ray.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her landlord.
(d) Zeddy.

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

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

6. What does Jake smoke with a light-yellow man in the backroom of a bar?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Hemp.
(c) Opium.
(d) Tobacco.

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

8. What is Yaller Prince's job?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Drug dealer.
(c) Longshoreman.
(d) Pimp.

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

10. What does the fourth waiter call the chef during their argument?
(a) A humpback whale.
(b) A no-good know-nothing slave.
(c) A dirty rhinoceros.
(d) A hash slinger.

11. What is the waiter's name?
(a) George.
(b) Jean-Marc.
(c) Ray.
(d) William.

12. What season is it at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

13. What do the two women who fight for a man do before the police arrive?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Make up.
(c) Hide in their rooms.
(d) Get dressed.

14. What does the reader learn about the railroad men's quarters in Chapter 11?
(a) There are no beds in them.
(b) They are filthy.
(c) They have become recently infested with rats.
(d) They fit four men in a room designed for one.

15. Where do Jake and the brown woman buy food when she returns from the apartment?
(a) A street vendor.
(b) A deli.
(c) Aunt Hattie's.
(d) A bar.