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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jake discover he will work while in France?
(a) Driving soldier in jeeps.
(b) The mess tent.
(c) On the front lines.
(d) The supply depot.

2. What connection do the three young white men at the buffet flat have with the Baltimore?
(a) They performed there many times.
(b) They know the owner.
(c) They kept it open when the police raided it.
(d) They helped pay for it to be remodeled.

3. What college did the waiter attend in Chapter 10?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Ohio State University.

4. How does Jake spend his free time in Chapter 5?
(a) Singing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Reading.
(d) Dancing.

5. What do Jake and Zeddy do in the saloon?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Dance.
(c) Watch girls dance.
(d) Play pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Zeddy's friends laugh at him when he visits them?

2. What does Susy threaten two men with who get in a fight over a betting pot?

3. Where does Jake get a job after meeting the English soldier?

4. Who has a thing going with Strawberry Lips in Chapter 7?

5. How long does Jake keep his new job in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zeddy announce when he returns to Harlem? What does he say about Susy?

2. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

3. What is Jake's life like in Chapter 5?

4. Describe Lavinia Curdy. What is her relationship with Susy?

5. How does the resentment between the chef and the fourth waiter begin?

6. What is Rose's history with black men?

7. What are the three cabarets mentioned in Chapter 4? What is said about them?

8. How does Jake feel about Rose having an affair with a white man?

9. What happens between Rose and her pretty boy at the club in Harlem in Chapter 7?

10. Why does Jake decide he needs to return to Harlem in the United States?

(see the answer keys)

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