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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yellow Jack say to make Berbelang angry?
(a) That American blacks have been corrupted by industrialism.
(b) That American blacks are docile.
(c) That American blacks are voilent.
(d) That American blacks are indifferent to suffering.

2. Who is Suzie Mae?
(a) Hinkle Von Vampton’s masseuse.
(b) Charlotte's maid.
(c) Berbelang’s secretary.
(d) Biff Musclewhite’s lover.

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

4. When Earline starts to discuss the Jes Grew, what does Berbelang do to interrupt her?
(a) His her.
(b) Walk out.
(c) Change the topic.
(d) Caress and kiss her.

5. What is everything made of at the Wallflower Order headquarters?
(a) Books.
(b) Paper.
(c) Wood.
(d) Plastic.

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

7. What does Berbelang object to, in how people look at Van Gogh?
(a) Their agitation.
(b) Their reverence.
(c) Their solemnity.
(d) Their excitement.

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

9. What was the outcome of the trial of the Wallflower Order?
(a) They were convicted of betraying their culture.
(b) They were disgraced.
(c) They were condemned.
(d) They were installed as guards of the territories.

10. How long do Berbelang and the other Mu’tafikah have before their “performance”?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few days.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few hours.

11. Where is Woodrow Wilson Jefferson going, in Chapter 11?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Orleans.

12. What does PaPaLaBas fit for his customers?
(a) Their lives.
(b) Their histories.
(c) Their souls.
(d) Their heads.

13. What does the Robber Baron examine in Chapter 9?
(a) An African fetish.
(b) A dollar bill.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A book.

14. What does Carl Jung say the Great War was useful for?
(a) Giving white men machines with which to repress history.
(b) Making men doubt the value of Western culture.
(c) Blurring the line between men and machines.
(d) Making room for more industrial culture.

15. What makes Hinkle Von Vampton’s boss think that he is losing his marbles?
(a) He leaves a headline in the past tense.
(b) He shows up drunk to work.
(c) He misses every deadline for a month.
(d) His articles are filled with errors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael Reed say the Mu’tafikah building resembles?

2. What is Berbelang’s hat decorated with?

3. How does Biff Musclewhite characterize America?

4. What does Hinkle Von Vampton accuse his boss of?

5. What does Reed say Africans have fallen in love with, in North America?

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