2. What does Billy say is a mistake for Jake to not have?
(a) A gun.
(b) A girlfriend or wife.
(c) A home of his own.
(d) A knife.

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

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

5. Where is Jake talking to the brown woman at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) By a white general store.
(b) By a black Presbyterian church.
(c) By a white diner.
(d) By a white Presbyterian church.

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

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

8. Who does Jake drag to a party in Chapter 13?
(a) Ray.
(b) Rose.
(c) Nije.
(d) Zeddy.

9. Where does Jake arrange to take Ray at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) New York City.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The train station.
(d) Eatonville, Florida.

10. What does the pantryman take from the chef when he's not looking?
(a) A hambone.
(b) Eggs.
(c) A small turkey.
(d) Ice.

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

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

13. What do the two women who fight for a man do before the police arrive?
(a) Get dressed.
(b) Make up.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Hide in their rooms.

14. Who causes a near fight between Madame Laura and Congo Rose?
(a) Zeddy.
(b) Ray.
(c) Jake.
(d) Miss Curdy.

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