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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. How does Nije make money, according to Chapter 5?

2. What cabaret is shut down at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Where did Jake go before returning home?

4. What queen was the lover of King Solomon, according to Chapter 10?

5. What organization do the white men at the buffet flat belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Curdy think of Jake? How does he react?

2. Describe Lavinia Curdy. What is her relationship with Susy?

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

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

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

6. Who is Nije? How does Nije get money?

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

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

9. What is Jake's life like in Chapter 5?

10. Who is Rose? How does she meet Jake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the motif of the long-lost brown woman throughout the story, including a definition of motif.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of the different settings in Home to Harlem. How is setting important to the story? How is setting important to Jake?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between men and women in Harlem, focusing on how women are treated in the story.

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