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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 is Jake's favorite cabaret?

2. Who challenges Zeddy?

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

4. What type of music does a white man play at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?

5. When did Jake enlist in the military?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define symbolism, and explain the use of spring as a symbol in Chapter 19.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ray and Jake. What kind of relationship do they have?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the common living situations of Jake and Ray in the story. Are these living situations still common today? Why or why not?

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