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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. What woman is friends with Jake at the party in Chapter 13?
(a) Madame Laura.
(b) Aunt Hattie.
(c) The lovely brown woman.
(d) Miss Curdy.

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

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

4. What does Jerco refuse to pawn when he needs money?
(a) His watch.
(b) The mink coat.
(c) The pearl necklace.
(d) His mother's ring.

5. Where do Jake and the brown woman buy food when she returns from the apartment?
(a) A bar.
(b) A deli.
(c) Aunt Hattie's.
(d) A street vendor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jake like about American suits?

3. Where does Jake arrange to take Ray at the end of Chapter 11?

4. Where does the brown woman go with Jake?

5. What does the fourth waiter say about the ice the chef is giving him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ray tell James is part of the problem at the end of Chapter 16?

2. How does the white steward become involved in the conflict with the chef?

3. What explanation does the brown woman give when she says she is not a prostitute?

4. Why is Madame Laura's not shut down when the policeman arrives? What happens instead?

5. How does Jake see Pittsburgh? What leads him to this conclusion?

6. How is Jake reunited with the brown woman? How does she react to the reunion?

7. What is the restriction placed on Jake in Chapter 14? Why?

8. How does Jake get to sleep after returning from the all-night bar? What does Ray do when still he can't sleep?

9. What happens to Jake when he has a few drinks with Billy? What does Billy do when this happens?

10. How does Madame Laura end up in a fight with Rose?

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