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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 is Ray's landlady in Chapter 17?
(a) Madame Laura.
(b) Aunt Hattie.
(c) She is not named.
(d) Ma Lawton.

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

3. What friend does Ray bring to visit Jake?
(a) Yaller Prince.
(b) Strawberry Lips.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) James Grant.

4. Who prides himself on being mean in Chapter 12?
(a) The chef.
(b) Jake.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Ray.

5. Where does Ray get a job in Chapter 17?
(a) On a dock.
(b) In a nightclub.
(c) On a railroad.
(d) At a free-lunch counter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants revenge against Yaller in Chapter 19?

2. What is the chef's punishment for assaulting the pantryman?

3. Who is egged on to fight with Yaller in Chapter 19?

4. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?

5. What does Jake like about American suits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jake do in Chapter 11 before returning to his quarters?

5. What is the restriction placed on Jake in Chapter 14? Why?

6. Describe Ray's dream after eating the opium. What happens to him the next day?

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

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

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

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

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