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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 is Ray's landlady in Chapter 17?

2. Where does Chapter 13 take place?

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

4. Why is Jake restricted from drinking alcohol in Chapter 14?

5. What does the fourth waiter say about the ice the chef is giving him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the brown woman trying to avoid in Chapter 20? Why?

2. What is the restriction placed on Jake in Chapter 14? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What explanation does the brown woman give when she says she is not a prostitute?

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 how racial tensions within blacks affect the characters and story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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