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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. What does a yellow-skinned lover steal from Susy when he leaves her?

2. How much does Jake agree to pay for companionship in Chapter 2?

3. What college did the waiter attend in Chapter 10?

4. What causes a cabaret singer to be fired at the Baltimore?

5. Whose buffet flat is Jake invited to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the Baltimore affair.

3. What happens between Nije and Zeddy at the buffet flat where Jake gambles?

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

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

6. Who dances with whom to the blues record at the buffet flat? What does Jake do?

7. Why does Jake decide he needs to return to Harlem in the United States?

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

9. Explain Jake's job on the railroad.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how racial tensions within blacks affect the characters and story.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of music in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

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