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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jake walk to at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Queens.

2. What wine does Ray buy for a young woman and her friend?
(a) Boone's Farm.
(b) Virginia Dare.
(c) Sweet Adeline.
(d) Yellowtail.

3. What is the brown woman's name?
(a) Emma.
(b) Caitlyn.
(c) Felice.
(d) Lily.

4. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?
(a) Ray.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her landlady.
(d) Her boss.

5. Who prides himself on being mean in Chapter 12?
(a) The chef.
(b) Ray.
(c) Zeddy.
(d) Jake.

6. What two benefits does the new building have for Jake?
(a) It's cheap and has steam heat.
(b) It's cheap and is near the railroad.
(c) It is near the railroad and the landlady is a young, single woman.
(d) It has steam heat and is near the railroad.

7. Where does Ray get a job in Chapter 17?
(a) At a free-lunch counter.
(b) In a nightclub.
(c) On a railroad.
(d) On a dock.

8. What do the two elevator men threaten to Ma Lawton because of Jerco and Ms. Rosalind?
(a) They want a bigger room.
(b) They will not pay their rent.
(c) They want them evicted.
(d) They will move out.

9. What does Jake like about American suits?
(a) The pockets.
(b) The material.
(c) The pleating.
(d) The lapels.

10. Who brings a letter to Jake in Chapter 16?
(a) His landlady.
(b) Zeddy.
(c) Nije.
(d) Billy.

11. According to the brown woman, who fights in a building courtyard for the right to be with a certain man?
(a) A Colon and a Chilean.
(b) A Colombian and a Jamaican.
(c) A Colon and a Jamaican.
(d) A Jamaican and a Chilean.

12. What is Jake told by a doctor in Chapter 15?
(a) He needs a blood transfusion.
(b) He will die in less than six months.
(c) He must stop drinking.
(d) He has pneumonia.

13. What is the chef's punishment for assaulting the pantryman?
(a) He is docked pay to replace the eggs.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is suspended for a week.
(d) He is demoted to second cook.

14. What personality trait is the chef known for having?
(a) Kind-heartedness.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Compassion.

15. What town does Jake see as a smoky, industrial town?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Nashville.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jake and Ray decide to go when Ray can't sleep?

2. Where is Jake resting from his illness in Chapter 16?

3. When does the fight against Yaller end in Chapter 19?

4. What woman is friends with Jake at the party in Chapter 13?

5. Where does Jake collapse in Chapter 14?

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