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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 get a job after meeting the English soldier?
(a) On a train.
(b) On a dock.
(c) On a farm.
(d) At a construction site.

2. What does a yellow-skinned lover steal from Susy when he leaves her?
(a) Her savings.
(b) Her oven range.
(c) Her poker chips.
(d) Her gin.

3. When did Jake enlist in the military?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1910.

4. What event led to Jake enlisting in the military?
(a) He was promised freedom if he served for four years.
(b) A judge told Jake he could serve in the military or go to jail.
(c) His brother was killed by a foreign soldier.
(d) War was declared against Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in France does Jake go?

2. Who is somewhat involved in the Baltimore affair?

3. How is Zeddy challenged?

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

5. Who gets Jake another job in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Jake is at the Baltimore in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Ginhead Susy. What is her relationship status?

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

8. Explain the class clash between Jake and the Haitian waiter.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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