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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. For what instrument did Antes write?
(a) Cornet.
(b) Flugelhorn.
(c) Mellophone.
(d) Trumpet.

2. In what hospital room is Chona lodged?
(a) 304.
(b) 404.
(c) 501.
(d) 401.

3. At what time does Fatty deliver Paper to Hemlock Row?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

4. What sport had Fatty and Big Soap played together?
(a) Football.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

5. In what country does Malachi come to live?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the novel gloss the term “johnnies”?

3. How is the name Lowgod defined?

4. What is Dodo’s favorite hymn?

5. What play runs at Moshe’s theatre while Chona is hospitalized?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Fatty typify the Lowgods?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the general shape of Pottstown’s Memorial Day festivities?

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