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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the brown woman tell Jake she is NOT?
(a) In love with him.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Friends with Miss Curdy.
(d) A prostitute.

2. What does Ray dream he is after his night out with Jake?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A train.
(d) The lovely brown woman.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ms. Rosalind Whicher wear often?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) Red shoes.
(c) A black hat.
(d) A mink coat.

8. What town does Jake see as a smoky, industrial town?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

9. Who is egged on to fight with Yaller in Chapter 19?
(a) Obadiah.
(b) Billy.
(c) Ray.
(d) Jake.

10. Who defends Yaller?
(a) No one.
(b) Ray.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Jake.

11. Where does Chapter 13 take place?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Nashville.

12. Who brings a letter to Jake in Chapter 16?
(a) Nije.
(b) His landlady.
(c) Billy.
(d) Zeddy.

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

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

15. What two benefits does the new building have for Jake?
(a) It's cheap and has steam heat.
(b) It's cheap and is near the railroad.
(c) It has steam heat and is near the railroad.
(d) It is near the railroad and the landlady is a young, single woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the policeman not shut down the speakeasy when he raids it?

2. Who does Jake drag to a party in Chapter 13?

3. How many cooks are sick when a character seeks revenge?

4. What type of suit does Jake go out in the day after Yaller's fight?

5. What ethnicity is the police officer who raids the party in Chapter 13?

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