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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jake see the waiter he spoke with in Chapter 11?
(a) At an eating place.
(b) On the street.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) In a church.

2. Who do Jake and Billy run into in Chapter 19?
(a) Yaller Prince.
(b) Ray.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) Zeddy.

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

4. Where does Jake collapse in Chapter 14?
(a) Uncle Doc's saloon.
(b) On the street.
(c) Madame Laura's.
(d) His room.

5. Who wants to seek revenge against the chef?
(a) The steward.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) The pantryman.
(d) Jake.

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

7. What does the chef call Ray?
(a) The Professor.
(b) The Drugged Waiter.
(c) The Black Bear.
(d) The Pretend Scholar.

8. Why is Jake restricted from drinking alcohol in Chapter 14?
(a) He promised Madame Laura he would stay sober.
(b) He is sick.
(c) His landlady will not let him drink.
(d) He was arrested for public drunkenness.

9. What does the pantryman insinuate that the chef did with the eggs?
(a) Throwing them at the pantryman.
(b) Stealing them for his wife.
(c) Hiding them to blame the pantryman for taking them.
(d) Taking them to keep for himself.

10. What notifies people the police are raiding the party in Chapter 13?
(a) A code word.
(b) A scream.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A siren.

11. What does Jerco pawn when he needs money?
(a) The pearl necklace.
(b) The mink coat.
(c) His mother's ring.
(d) His watch.

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

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

14. Where does the brown woman go with Jake?
(a) The Congo.
(b) Jake's room.
(c) Her room.
(d) Aunt Hattie's.

15. Why did the brown woman disappear?
(a) She went to Palm Beach.
(b) She didn't; Jake simply couldn't find her.
(c) She was in hiding.
(d) She was arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink is served to Jake at the party in Chapter 13?

2. What is Yaller Prince's job?

3. Who brings a letter to Jake in Chapter 16?

4. What season is it at the beginning of Chapter 19?

5. What does the reader learn about the railroad men's quarters in Chapter 11?

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