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

2. Where does Jake walk to at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) Queens.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) The Bronx.

3. Where does Chapter 13 take place?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Chicago.

4. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?
(a) Ray.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her landlady.
(d) Her boyfriend.

5. What is the chef's punishment for assaulting the pantryman?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is suspended for a week.
(c) He is demoted to second cook.
(d) He is docked pay to replace the eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who causes a near fight between Madame Laura and Congo Rose?

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

3. What does Ray think of the house where the party is held in Chapter 13?

4. Who wants revenge against Yaller in Chapter 19?

5. Who is Ray's landlady in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ray think of the house on Fifteenth Street in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the chef's personality.

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

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