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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Seraphine wake in Chapter 18?
(a) Noon.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 10 a.m.

2. In Chapter 12, who tells Seraphine that her father is washing his hands of Alamaya?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Bunchetta.
(c) Mrs. Witern.
(d) A servant.

3. In Chapter 15, what type of meat is served at Mrs. Witern's dinner?
(a) Beef.
(b) Duck.
(c) Veal.
(d) Goose.

4. What does Seraphine find in a cabinet in Tasan's apartment?
(a) Photographs of her father.
(b) Letters to Castle.
(c) Alamaya's letter from the Emperor.
(d) Letters to a lover.

5. How long did Queen Judith of Ethiopia reign?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 15 years.

6. In Chapter 13, on weekdays, how many bartenders are employed by the bar where a speakers' stand is erected?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

7. In Chapter 15, when did Mr. Montague Claxon live in China?
(a) Late 1920s.
(b) 1925.
(c) Early 1920s.
(d) 1928.

8. In Chapter 12, where do Tasan and Castle go to the bar?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Fifth Ave.
(c) 112th Street.
(d) 142nd Street.

9. In Chapter 12, who does Seraphine say that Alamaya was closeted with at Mrs. Witern's party?
(a) Castle.
(b) Bishop.
(c) An unknown woman.
(d) Tasan.

10. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Tasan and Castle drink?
(a) White wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Scotch and soda.

11. In Chapter 17, where does Tasan invite Seraphine to have dinner?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Merry-Go-Round.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Mrs. Witern's.

12. In Chapter 13, what type of car does Sufi Abdul Hamid ride in during the parade?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Buick.
(d) Ford.

13. In Chapter 13, on what street does the parade begin on that is demonstrating against the Italians?
(a) 110th Street.
(b) Lenox Avenue.
(c) 135th Street.
(d) Seventh Avenue.

14. What is Princess Zarihara's talent in Chapter 16?
(a) Singing.
(b) Pianist.
(c) Pantomime.
(d) Cellist.

15. In Chapter 16, to what position is Flagg elected in Hands to Ethiopia?
(a) Parliamentarian.
(b) President.
(c) Chairman and secretary.
(d) Treasurer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Queen Judith ascend the throne of Ethiopia?

2. How long after their departure do Alamaya and Flagg return to New York In Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 13, who calls Peixota and asks him to change the demonstration against the Italians to a fascist demonstration?

4. In Chapter 14, how does Seraphine get to Alamaya's hotel?

5. What does Tasan flavor with liquor when he and his party visit the Airplane in Chapter 16?

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