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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. Who is Miss Curdy first attracted to at Susy's place?

2. What two dishes does Zeddy say Miss Curdy cooks well?

3. What happens to Susy under the influence of a new friend?

4. What is the hot, new cabaret in Harlem, according to Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jake know Zeddy? What do they discuss?

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

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

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

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

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

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 the night life of Harlem in the story. How do people spend their free time?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of World War I in the events of Home to Harlem.

Essay Topic 3

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

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