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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 is the waiter that Jake finds reading in Chapter 10?

2. Who does the judge wish he could have whipped in Chapter 8?

3. How many teeth is Miss Curdy missing?

4. Why is it a surprise when the cabaret is shut down by police in Chapter 8?

5. In what language is the book Jake finds a waiter reading in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Jake feel about Rose having an affair with a white man?

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

8. What happens while Jake is at the Baltimore in Chapter 4?

9. How does the relationship between Jake and Rose end?

10. What is the racial atmosphere aboard Jake's ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Haiti's fight for independence. What affect does this knowledge have on Jake in the story?

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 unions and strikes, particularly as they apply to Jake's life in the story.

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