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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 gets Jake another job in Chapter 5?

2. At what age did Susy's husband leave her?

3. When did Jake enlist in the military?

4. On what instrument does one white man play music at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?

5. Whose saloon does Jake wander into in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Zeddy get Jake? What does Jake find out about this job?

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

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

4. What events prompt Jake to desert the Army?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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