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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is Jake resting from his illness in Chapter 16?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Chicago.

8. What ethnicity is the police officer who raids the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) African.
(d) American.

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

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

11. What drink is served to Jake at the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Gin.
(b) Moonshine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Whiskey.

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

13. What is the implied role of Jerco in Ms. Rosalind's life?
(a) Pimp.
(b) Handyman.
(c) Brother.
(d) Fiance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerco refuse to pawn when he needs money?

2. At what time does Jake return to his quarters after going to the show?

3. What do the two women who fight for a man do before the police arrive?

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

5. What is the steward's name?

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