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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 does the brown woman say she forgot when she is with Jake?

2. What personality trait is the chef known for having?

3. Who prides himself on being mean in Chapter 12?

4. Where is Jake talking to the brown woman at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. What is Yaller Prince's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the targeting of the chef begin in Chapter 12?

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

3. How is Jake reunited with the brown woman? How does she react to the reunion?

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

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

6. How does Jake get to sleep after returning from the all-night bar? What does Ray do when still he can't sleep?

7. Where is Jake's mind at the beginning of Chapter 19? Why?

8. What does Jake do in Chapter 11 before returning to his quarters?

9. How does Madame Laura end up in a fight with Rose?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Identify and define the elements of a story arc. What events in Home to Harlem correspond with each of these elements?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of music in the story.

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