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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (Chapters 42-49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does James Weldon Johnson justify cannibalism in Haiti?
(a) It is better than cooking a man without eating him.
(b) It is not as damaging as lifelong slavery to the victim.
(c) It is part of the local cuisine.
(d) It is essential the redemption and protection of the culture.

2. How does Biff Musclewhite explain Charlotte’s confusion about what happened last night?
(a) There must have been something in the air.
(b) There might have been something in her food.
(c) She must have drunk too much.
(d) She might be coming down with something.

3. Why does PaPaLaBas say he cannot understand Earline?
(a) She uses too much slang.
(b) She is always whispering.
(c) She does not speak English.
(d) She never finishes her sentences.

4. Where is Berbelang shot?
(a) In the throat.
(b) In the guts.
(c) In the face.
(d) In the heart.

5. What does Ishmael Reed compare Earline to in Chapter 40?
(a) A snake.
(b) A goddness.
(c) An ant.
(d) A mermaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Reed characterize the outbreak of Jes Grew?

3. Where does the Mayor go to at the beginning of the book?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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