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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many officers does Pottstown keep on duty at any given time?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Whom does Fatty see fight a Lowgod?
(a) Holly Herring.
(b) Pupper Wales.
(c) Bunny Hales.
(d) Tiger Bales.

3. To what is Monkey Pants compared?
(a) Anemone.
(b) Squid.
(c) Cuttlefish.
(d) Octopus.

4. How much moonshine does Fatty bring back from his cousin Gene?
(a) 14 pints.
(b) 14 quarts.
(c) 14 gallons.
(d) 14 barrels.

5. How large had been the bounty on Sanko, per Miggy?
(a) $4000.
(b) $500.
(c) $400.
(d) $5000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the name Lowgod defined?

2. What is the name of Moshe’s local skating rink?

3. What instrument does Doc play?

4. What sport had Fatty and Big Soap played together?

5. How many beds are in the ward where Dodo is held?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pia gather gossip to pass along to her friends?

2. Why does Gus dislike Doc?

3. Why does Fatty absent himself from Chona’s funeral?

4. How does Dodo’s deafness help him communicate with Monkey Pants?

5. How does Moshe pack the pants he returns to Malachi?

6. What is the dominant occupation of the women of Hemlock Row?

7. Why are members of a Jewish group in the novel called meat slabs?

8. What ideas does Fatty consider and reject for getting Nate out of his establishment?

9. Why does Dodo assume Chona, Nate, and Addie are angry with him?

10. What is the tension surrounding the Afro-Cubans, and how is it resolved?

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