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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapters 7-12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does James Weldon Johnson say the Jes Grew belongs to?
(a) Slaves and ex-slaves.
(b) Africans.
(c) Nobody.
(d) All blacks.

2. Why does Earline say Berbelang left the Mumbo Jumbo Kathedral?
(a) Because of his attraction for her.
(b) Because of PaPaLaBas’ strictness.
(c) Because of PapaLaBas's restlessness.
(d) Because of PaPaLaBas’ conspiracy theory.

3. What does Reed say is America’s astrological rising sign?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Taurus.
(c) Gemini.
(d) Gemini.

4. What is the only cure for the Jes Grew?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Anesthesia.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Incarceration.

5. What do Protestant editorial writers compare the Jes Grew to?
(a) A boll weevil.
(b) A madhouse.
(c) A shark.
(d) A gutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Knockings?

2. Who is Schlitz?

3. What does Reed say is the American motto?

4. Where is Mumbo Jumbo set?

5. What has to happen before the Jes Grew will stop?

(see the answer key)

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