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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 resents the chef?

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

3. Who does Jake drag to a party in Chapter 13?

4. Where does Chapter 13 take place?

5. Who causes a near fight between Madame Laura and Congo Rose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Jake and Felice do for the first week they are together?

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

6. What happens when Rosalind gets sick?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Haiti's fight for independence. What affect does this knowledge have on Jake in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast cabarets with buffet flats.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

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