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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 is Jake resting from his illness in Chapter 16?
(a) New York.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. What is the steward's name?
(a) Mr. Bergstralh.
(b) Mr. Preston.
(c) Mr. Farrel.
(d) Mr. Harrington.

3. What personality trait is the chef known for having?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Kind-heartedness.

4. What does Billy say is a mistake for Jake to not have?
(a) A home of his own.
(b) A gun.
(c) A girlfriend or wife.
(d) A knife.

5. When does the fight against Yaller end in Chapter 19?
(a) When a policeman approaches.
(b) When Yaller loses consciousness.
(c) When a bystander steps in.
(d) When Yaller is killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerco pawn when he needs money?

2. What friend does Ray bring to visit Jake?

3. Who brings a letter to Jake in Chapter 16?

4. Where is Jake talking to the brown woman at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. Why is Ray agitated in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the brown woman trying to avoid in Chapter 20? Why?

2. What is Ray's state of mind in Chapter 15? Why?

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

4. How does the targeting of the chef begin in Chapter 12?

5. What do Jake and Felice do for the first week they are together?

6. What happens to Jake when he has a few drinks with Billy? What does Billy do when this happens?

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

8. What is Yaller's job? Who defends him? What does he say?

9. What does Ray tell James is part of the problem at the end of Chapter 16?

10. What happens when Rosalind gets sick?

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