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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jake discover he will work while in France?
(a) The mess tent.
(b) On the front lines.
(c) The supply depot.
(d) Driving soldier in jeeps.

2. What does a yellow-skinned lover steal from Susy when he leaves her?
(a) Her savings.
(b) Her gin.
(c) Her oven range.
(d) Her poker chips.

3. What type of music does a white man play at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?
(a) Traditional African music.
(b) Rock 'n' roll.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

4. On what instrument does one white man play music at the buffet flat in Chapter 8?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Piano.

5. What causes a cabaret singer to be fired at the Baltimore?
(a) Flirting too much with Jake.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Refusing to sing certain songs.

6. Why do Zeddy's friends laugh at him when he visits them?
(a) He wears clothes that Susy lays out for him.
(b) He is under Susy's control.
(c) Because he can never win card games.
(d) Because of the way he dances.

7. What is Jake's new title in Chapter 10?
(a) Third cook.
(b) Longshoreman.
(c) Assistant to the Regional Manager.
(d) Janitor.

8. When did Jake enlist in the military?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1915.

9. At what age did Susy's husband leave her?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

10. What does Susy threaten two men with who get in a fight over a betting pot?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A heavy frying pan.
(c) Her big dog.
(d) Her bodyguard.

11. Where is Jake's new job in Chapter 5?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) A dock.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

12. Where does Jake take a new job in Chapter 10?
(a) An office building.
(b) A railroad.
(c) A harbor.
(d) A construction site.

13. In what language is the book Jake finds a waiter reading in Chapter 10?
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) Old English.
(d) Latin.

14. Whose saloon does Jake wander into in Chapter 3?
(a) Bill Bailey's.
(b) Red Green's.
(c) Uncle Doc's.
(d) Miss Kitty's.

15. What is Jake's favorite cabaret?
(a) Goldgraber's.
(b) The Baltimore.
(c) The Cotton Club.
(d) The Congo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sometimes lends Jake money since he refuses to borrow from the person he lives with?

2. Where does Jake get a job after meeting the English soldier?

3. On what night of the week does Jake go to Susy's in Chapter 7?

4. Who is sent to prison in Chapter 8?

5. Who is Miss Curdy first attracted to at Susy's place?

(see the answer keys)

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