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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. What is another name for Ethiopia in Chapter 10?
(a) Abyssinia.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Burma.
(d) Ghana.

2. What is a fourth waiter called, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Gazelle.
(b) Mule.
(c) Camel.
(d) Horse.

3. Where does Jake put his suitcase for safe-keeping when he returns to Harlem?
(a) In a locker at the train station.
(b) In his hotel room.
(c) He keeps it with him.
(d) Behind a bar in a saloon.

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

5. What new friend influences Susy?
(a) The lovely brown woman.
(b) Zeddy's sister.
(c) Rose.
(d) Miss Curdy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake tired of in Chapter 10?

2. What book does Jake find a waiter reading in Chapter 10?

3. On what instrument does one white man play music at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?

4. Who is jealous of Jake in Chapter 6?

5. What two dishes does Zeddy say Miss Curdy cooks well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Miss Curdy think of Jake? How does he react?

7. What is the racial atmosphere aboard Jake's ship?

8. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

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

10. Explain Jake's job on the railroad.

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