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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. What does Susy threaten two men with who get in a fight over a betting pot?

3. What does Jake learn about his new job in Chapter 5?

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

5. What event led to Jake enlisting in the military?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the class clash between Jake and the Haitian waiter.

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

4. What is Rose's history with black men?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the effect of prostitution on the characters and story of Home to Harlem.

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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