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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. At what time does Jake return to his quarters after going to the show?
(a) After midnight.
(b) Ten-thirty.
(c) Three in the morning.
(d) Just before sunrise.

2. What two benefits does the new building have for Jake?
(a) It is near the railroad and the landlady is a young, single woman.
(b) It has steam heat and is near the railroad.
(c) It's cheap and is near the railroad.
(d) It's cheap and has steam heat.

3. Where is the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Myrtle Avenue.
(d) Fifteenth Street.

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

5. What does Ray dream he is after his night out with Jake?
(a) The lovely brown woman.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A train.
(d) A hummingbird.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the brown woman, who fights in a building courtyard for the right to be with a certain man?

2. What does the fourth waiter call the chef during their argument?

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

4. What job does Ray sign up to do at the end of Chapter 18?

5. Where does Ray get a job in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jake get to sleep after returning from the all-night bar? What does Ray do when still he can't sleep?

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

4. What explanation does the brown woman give when she says she is not a prostitute?

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

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

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

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

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

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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