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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Tower Girls meet in Chapter 7, what time does Newton Castle arrive?

2. How many presidents of the Equal Rights Action group have there been before Prudhomme Bishop?

3. How long after Seraphine's club was established, did its founder die?

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

5. In Chapter 1, how many speakers are there in addition to the envoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lij Alamaya a special guest at the residence of Pablo Peixota?

2. What is The Airplane?

3. In Chapter 1, how is the parade described?

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

5. Who is in the open car that comes down the street after the parade, and how is he dressed?

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

7. Who is Peixota?

8. How is Prudhomme Bishop described in Chapter 6?

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

10. Who is Newton Castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although not an invited guest, Professor Koazhy joins in the parade and speeches at the beginning of the novel. How is Professor Koazhy’s presence significant? What is the importance of what he says to the audience? Why is he a pivotal character in the proceedings in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

The Italian/Ethiopian conflict is an impetus for many events in the novel. How is the conflict between Italy and Ethiopia an impetus for events in the novel? What parallels are there between the conflict between countries and the conflict between communists and Aframericans?

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