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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (Chapters 31-41).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Earline say she is married to?
(a) All black men.
(b) PaPaLaBas.
(c) Hinckle Von Vampton.
(d) Biff Musclewhite.

2. What does Hinkle Von Vampton say Brown has avoided doing?
(a) Using his poetry to fuel revolutionary ideals.
(b) Retreating from black militarism.
(c) Turning his heritage into a mystification.
(d) Losing his legitimacy as a black person.

3. Who does Ishmael Reed credit with developing the “grapevine telegraph?
(a) Charlie Parker.
(b) Booker T. Washington.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Warren G. Harding.

4. What is Schlitz’ relationship with Buddy Jackson?
(a) They are leaders of competing powers.
(b) They are rival gangsters.
(c) They are colleagues.
(d) They are close friends.

5. What does Ishmael Reed say the Mu’tafikah building resembles?
(a) The Jes Grew.
(b) Black culture.
(c) Western history.
(d) The future of Jazz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food is served at Buddy Jackson’s cabaret?

2. Why is Hinkle Von Vampton fired?

3. Who is providing Berbelang’s gang with supplies and equipment?

4. What kind of people did Langston Hughes say were popular during the time period of the book?

5. What does PaPaLaBas fit for his customers?

(see the answer key)

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