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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When does the fight against Yaller end in Chapter 19?
(a) When a policeman approaches.
(b) When a bystander steps in.
(c) When Yaller is killed.
(d) When Yaller loses consciousness.

4. Where do Jake and Ray decide to go when Ray can't sleep?
(a) The Cotton Club.
(b) A pool hall.
(c) An all-night bar.
(d) For a walk along the lake.

5. What type of suit does Jake prefer to the one he's wearing the day after Yaller's fight?
(a) French.
(b) Zoot.
(c) English.
(d) American.

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

7. What is the steward's name?
(a) Mr. Bergstralh.
(b) Mr. Harrington.
(c) Mr. Farrel.
(d) Mr. Preston.

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

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

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

11. Where does Jake walk to at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Bronx.

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

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

14. Who does Ray's landlady give her room to?
(a) Zeddy and Miss Curdy.
(b) Jake and Rose.
(c) The lovely brown woman.
(d) Jerco and Rosalind.

15. What does Jake like about American suits?
(a) The material.
(b) The pockets.
(c) The lapels.
(d) The pleating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two benefits does the new building have for Jake?

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

3. What does Billy think Yaller should have had on him in Chapter 19?

4. What town does Jake see as a smoky, industrial town?

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

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