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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. Who wants Jake to move to a different building?
(a) Ray.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) Madame Laura.
(d) The lovely brown woman.

2. What does Jerco pawn when he needs money?
(a) The mink coat.
(b) His watch.
(c) His mother's ring.
(d) The pearl necklace.

3. What notifies people the police are raiding the party in Chapter 13?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A siren.
(c) A code word.
(d) A scream.

4. What is the brown woman's name?
(a) Caitlyn.
(b) Lily.
(c) Felice.
(d) Emma.

5. What is Yaller Prince's job?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Longshoreman.
(c) Pimp.
(d) Drug dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jake and the brown woman buy food when she returns from the apartment?

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

3. Why is Jake restricted from drinking alcohol in Chapter 14?

4. What does the pantryman insinuate that the chef did with the eggs?

5. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the white steward become involved in the conflict with the chef?

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

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

4. How does Madame Laura end up in a fight with Rose?

5. What happens when Rosalind gets sick?

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

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

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

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

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

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