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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 usually happened to Rose when her men found out about her other lovers?

3. From where is the waiter that Jake finds reading in Chapter 10?

4. Who sometimes lends Jake money since he refuses to borrow from the person he lives with?

5. What is Jake's new title in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the Baltimore affair.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the theme of revenge affects the characters and story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

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