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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 do Jake and the brown woman buy food when she returns from the apartment?
(a) Aunt Hattie's.
(b) A deli.
(c) A street vendor.
(d) A bar.

2. Where does Chapter 13 take place?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Harlem.

3. Why did the brown woman disappear?
(a) She was arrested.
(b) She went to Palm Beach.
(c) She was in hiding.
(d) She didn't; Jake simply couldn't find her.

4. What drink is served to Jake at the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Gin.
(d) Moonshine.

5. What woman is friends with Jake at the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Miss Curdy.
(b) Aunt Hattie.
(c) Madame Laura.
(d) The lovely brown woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ray's landlady in Chapter 17?

2. Where does Jake collapse in Chapter 14?

3. What is the steward's name?

4. What does the pantryman take from the chef when he's not looking?

5. Where does Jake see a pretty girl to become friendly with in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Yaller and Obadiah end up in a fight?

2. What solution does Billy give Jake for self-protection in Harlem?

3. Why is Madame Laura's not shut down when the policeman arrives? What happens instead?

4. Who does Ma Lawton give her room to in Chapter 17? What is their relationship?

5. What threat is made to Ma Lawton in Chapter 17? Why?

6. How does Jake see Pittsburgh? What leads him to this conclusion?

7. Where is Jake's mind at the beginning of Chapter 19? Why?

8. Why does Ray feel angst at the end of Chapter 18?

9. How is Jake reunited with the brown woman? How does she react to the reunion?

10. What story does Felice tell about two women in a building courtyard? What significance does the story have to Jake?

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