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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who moves to New York in Chapter 17?
(a) Madame Laura.
(b) Ray.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Jake.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ray agitated in Chapter 15?

2. What does the brown woman tell Jake she is NOT?

3. What drink is served to Jake at the party in Chapter 13?

4. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?

5. According to the brown woman, who fights in a building courtyard for the right to be with a certain man?

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