2. What usually happened to Rose when her men found out about her other lovers?
(a) They robbed and left her.
(b) They tried to kill her lovers.
(c) They cried and begged her to be faithful.
(d) They beat her.

3. What cabaret is shut down at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) The Baltimore.
(b) The Congo.
(c) The Cotton Club.
(d) The Apollo.

4. What often happens between the black and white American soldiers?
(a) Friendships.
(b) Fights.
(c) Practical jokes.
(d) Trying to get each other killed in battle.

5. From where does Jake know Zeddy Plummer?
(a) The military.
(b) They met coming home from France.
(c) Zeddy is dating Jake's sister.
(d) Grade school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jake go after leaving the Baltimore at the end of Chapter 4?

2. How long is a character missing from his normal hangouts at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. What does Jake do in Chapter 9 that excites Rose?

4. What does Jake decide to do while on leave?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Jake and Rose end?

2. What revelation does Jake have about blacks while speaking with the Haitian waiter?

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

4. Who is Nije? How does Nije get money?

5. How does Jake know Zeddy? What do they discuss?

6. What role does Zeddy play at Susy's parties? How do his friends react to this?

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

8. Explain the Baltimore affair.

9. What is the financial arrangement between Jake and the brown woman in Chapter 2? What does Jake later find in his pocket?

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

(see the answer keys)

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