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

2. Who moves to New York in Chapter 17?
(a) Jake.
(b) Madame Laura.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Ray.

3. Where does the brown woman go with Jake?
(a) Aunt Hattie's.
(b) Her room.
(c) The Congo.
(d) Jake's room.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Ray points out that part of the problem is the false ideals of _____.

2. Where is Jake resting from his illness in Chapter 16?

3. Who does Ray's landlady give her room to?

4. What is the brown woman's name?

5. What does Jake like about American suits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the chef's personality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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