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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. What does Jake like about American suits?

2. Who does the brown woman want to avoid?

3. What does Jerco refuse to pawn when he needs money?

4. What town does Jake see as a smoky, industrial town?

5. Who writes to Jake in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jake and Felice do for the first week they are together?

2. What does Ray think of the house on Fifteenth Street in Chapter 13?

3. What threat is made to Ma Lawton in Chapter 17? Why?

4. How do Yaller and Obadiah end up in a fight?

5. Describe Ray's dream after eating the opium. What happens to him the next day?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the different settings in Home to Harlem. How is setting important to the story? How is setting important to Jake?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of food and drink in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of music in the story.

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