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

2. Why did the brown woman disappear?
(a) She didn't; Jake simply couldn't find her.
(b) She went to Palm Beach.
(c) She was in hiding.
(d) She was arrested.

3. Who causes a near fight between Madame Laura and Congo Rose?
(a) Jake.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) Miss Curdy.
(d) Ray.

4. What ethnicity is the police officer who raids the party in Chapter 13?
(a) American.
(b) African.
(c) German.
(d) Irish.

5. Where did the brown woman get the necklace she left in her apartment?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jake drag to a party in Chapter 13?

2. What does Ray dream he is after his night out with Jake?

3. Where does the brown woman go with Jake?

4. What do the two elevator men threaten to Ma Lawton because of Jerco and Ms. Rosalind?

5. Why is Ray agitated in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What threat is made to Ma Lawton in Chapter 17? Why?

8. How does the pantryman get his revenge against the chef?

9. Describe the chef's personality.

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

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