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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Jake know Zeddy Plummer?

2. On what instrument does one white man play music at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?

3. What often happens between the black and white American soldiers?

4. What is another name for Ethiopia in Chapter 10?

5. What does Susy say she will do to Jake in Chapter 7 if he goes out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Zeddy play at Susy's parties? How do his friends react to this?

2. What happens between Rose and her pretty boy at the club in Harlem in Chapter 7?

3. What does Zeddy announce when he returns to Harlem? What does he say about Susy?

4. How does the resentment between the chef and the fourth waiter begin?

5. What job does Zeddy get Jake? What does Jake find out about this job?

6. What are the three cabarets mentioned in Chapter 4? What is said about them?

7. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

8. Describe Ginhead Susy. What is her relationship status?

9. Explain Jake's job on the railroad.

10. What revelation does Jake have about blacks while speaking with the Haitian waiter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and define the elements of a story arc. What events in Home to Harlem correspond with each of these elements?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of music in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Define symbolism, and explain the use of spring as a symbol in Chapter 19.

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