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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. After how many weeks in the institution does Dodo first see Son of Man?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. Who leads the Afro-Cubans Moshe booked at his theatre?
(a) Chano Pozo.
(b) Chick Webb.
(c) Mario Bauzá.
(d) Taft Jordan.

3. How many people are lodged in the *ward* where Dodo is held?
(a) 1600.
(b) 200.
(c) 3000.
(d) 4400.

4. How does the novel gloss the term “chevry”?
(a) Men’s group administering a beating.
(b) Women’s group administering a beating.
(c) Women’s group administering a temple.
(d) Men’s group administering a temple.

5. What is the first question Miggy answers in the truthsaying session Paper attends?
(a) “Why has my cousin been so mean to me?”
(b) “Is my husband coming back?”
(c) “What is the capital of Assyria?”
(d) “Will she get well?”

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom had Paper and Miggy worked together?

2. As what does Pia characterize Doc?

3. Where does Ferdie gamble on horses?

4. What does Fatty claim the people of Hemlock Row eat?

5. In what country does Malachi come to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Moshe book the Afro-Cubans at his theatre?

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

3. Why does Fatty turn to his cousin Gene for help with his dental needs?

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

5. For what is the site of the local Memorial Day festivities usually used?

6. Why does Monkey Pants’s marble inspire hope in Dodo?

7. What is the dominant occupation of the women of Chicken Hill?

8. What injuries did Dodo sustain in being apprehended?

9. Why is Fatty worried about Big Soap’s mother arriving in anger at his establishment?

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

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