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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Jake return to his quarters after going to the show?
(a) Ten-thirty.
(b) Just before sunrise.
(c) After midnight.
(d) Three in the morning.

2. 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.

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

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

5. Who wants revenge against Yaller in Chapter 19?
(a) Ray.
(b) A coworker.
(c) A customer.
(d) A prostitute.

6. What does the brown woman say she forgot when she is with Jake?
(a) To call her cousin.
(b) Her friend Kate.
(c) Her curfew.
(d) Her bag.

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

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

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

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

11. What is Jake told by a doctor in Chapter 15?
(a) He needs a blood transfusion.
(b) He has pneumonia.
(c) He must stop drinking.
(d) He will die in less than six months.

12. What personality trait is the chef known for having?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Kind-heartedness.

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

14. According to the brown woman, who fights in a building courtyard for the right to be with a certain man?
(a) A Jamaican and a Chilean.
(b) A Colon and a Chilean.
(c) A Colombian and a Jamaican.
(d) A Colon and a Jamaican.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yaller Prince's job?

2. Where does Jake see a pretty girl to become friendly with in Chapter 11?

3. What is the steward's name?

4. Who wants to seek revenge against the chef?

5. What is the waiter's name?

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