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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 Ray think of the house where the party is held in Chapter 13?

2. Who writes to Jake in Chapter 16?

3. What is the waiter's name?

4. What does Jake like about American suits?

5. Where did the brown woman get the necklace she left in her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Yaller's job? Who defends him? What does he say?

3. What happens to Jake when he has a few drinks with Billy? What does Billy do when this happens?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Yaller and Obadiah end up in a fight?

9. What does Ray think of the house on Fifteenth Street in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the title "Home to Harlem." What is the role of Harlem in the story? How does Jake feel about it as his home?

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