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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 the brown woman's name?

2. What does Ray think of the house where the party is held in Chapter 13?

3. According to the brown woman, who fights in a building courtyard for the right to be with a certain man?

4. Who brings a letter to Jake in Chapter 16?

5. In addition to smoking, what does Jake know will help him sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the white steward become involved in the conflict with the chef?

2. What is Ray's state of mind in Chapter 15? Why?

3. What does Ray tell James is part of the problem at the end of Chapter 16?

4. How does the pantryman get his revenge against the chef?

5. Why does Ray feel angst at the end of Chapter 18?

6. Describe Ray's dream after eating the opium. What happens to him the next day?

7. What threat is made to Ma Lawton in Chapter 17? Why?

8. What story does Felice tell about two women in a building courtyard? What significance does the story have to Jake?

9. What solution does Billy give Jake for self-protection in Harlem?

10. How does Jake see Pittsburgh? What leads him to this conclusion?

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 relationship between men and women in Harlem, focusing on how women are treated in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how racial tensions within blacks affect the characters and story.

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