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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. In Chapter 6, what is Duster Boley's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Politician.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Lawyer.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Peixota serve for dinner?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Red snapper and leg of lamb.
(c) Baked chicken.
(d) Roast beef and pork chops.

3. In Chapter 3, what is learned is the nationality of Peixota's father?
(a) South African.
(b) Brazilian.
(c) Jamaican.
(d) Bolivian.

4. In Chapter 7, how many times has Mrs. Witern visited Harlem before?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Never.

5. When the Tower Girls meet in Chapter 7, what time does Newton Castle arrive?
(a) 10:45.
(b) 11:30.
(c) 10:30.
(d) 11:45.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Peixota's surname before she married Peixota?

2. In Chapter 1, what type of minister was Professor Koahzy at one time?

3. In Chapter 8, what instrument does Newton Castle play?

4. In Chapter 4, what country is at war with Ethiopia?

5. In Chapter 7, what is the first club to entertain Alamaya?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Tasan and Bishop want Dorsey Flagg removed from Hands to Ethiopia and as Alamaya's travel companion?

2. What is The Tower?

3. In Chapter 4, why are whites not wanted to join the Hands to Ethiopia group?

4. What is The Airplane?

5. How is Kezia Peixota described as the author writes about the dinner held in Alamaya's honor at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. When people start calling for Dorsey Flagg's removal, who helps quell the outcry?

7. Who is Lela Witern, and how does she include her husband when giving parties?

8. How was Seraphine raised by her mother?

9. How does Alamaya say that Ethiopia became the first nation to embrace Christianity?

10. Who is Professor Koazhy?

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