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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 13, how long does Peixota speak during Sufi's demonstration?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 3 minutes.
(d) 4 minutes.

2. In Chapter 16, up until what time was Jean Danou militantly anti-Soviet?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1932.

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

4. How much room does Dandy have at his place in Chapter 18?
(a) 2 rooms.
(b) 1 room.
(c) 4 rooms.
(d) 3 rooms.

5. In Chapter 12, who invites Alamaya to go for drinks after meeting with him at his hotel?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Tasan and Castle.
(c) Koahzy.
(d) Flagg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, on what street does the parade begin on that is demonstrating against the Italians?

2. What do the members of the Good Old Pals play for in Chapter 14?

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

4. What do Seraphine and Dandy do in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how does Castle define the term "nigger-rich"?

2. In Chapter 16, why is the work of Hands to Ethiopia at a standstill?

3. In Chapter 13, what had Alamaya and other Ethiopians thought about the Aframericans before Alamaya came to America?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Tasan say about Pushkin and his descendants?

5. What is eaten and drank at Tasan's place when he invites Seraphine to dinner in Chapter 17?

6. Why does Seraphine tell Dandy that they cannot stay with Bunchetta in Chapter 18?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 15, why does Seraphine not go to work in her father's office, and what does she decide to do?

8. What does Seraphine's mother tell her about carrying on with white men in Chapter 17?

9. Why can Alamaya not prove he is who he says that he is?

10. What happens to Castle when the Sufi and Senegambians get involved in the demonstration in Chapter 10?

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