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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. How many teeth is Miss Curdy missing?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) All of them.
(d) One.

2. Where do Jake and Zeddy go to eat after leaving the saloon?
(a) Granny's.
(b) Ma Richards'.
(c) Aunt Hattie's.
(d) Carolyn's.

3. What happens to Susy under the influence of a new friend?
(a) She gives up on men.
(b) She tries to find an older man to take care of her.
(c) She changes.
(d) She becomes more ingrained in what she believes.

4. How much does Jake win gambling with a waiter's money in Chapter 10?
(a) Three dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

5. Where is Jake's new job in Chapter 5?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) Queens.
(d) A dock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake learn about his new job in Chapter 5?

2. What was Jake's job before enlisting in the military?

3. In what branch of the military did Jake serve?

4. Where does Jake put his suitcase for safe-keeping when he returns to Harlem?

5. What new friend influences Susy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

2. Who dances with whom to the blues record at the buffet flat? What does Jake do?

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

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

5. How does the relationship between Zeddy and Susy end?

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

7. What happens between Nije and Zeddy at the buffet flat where Jake gambles?

8. Explain the Baltimore affair.

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

10. Explain Jake's job on the railroad.

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