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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 Butler forbid in his barber shop?

2. What does the narrator believe Mrs. Boswell is encouraging him to challenge?

3. How long after Billy goes to work for Dillingham does the meeting in Chicago occur?

4. What does Tommy's father say his son's new haircut is like?

5. What does R.V. remind Jones that they are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Willis Davis tries to join the Henry Street guys?

2. What does Mrs. Farragot do that causes someone to call the police?

3. Where do people say Billy died and what is the truth?

4. What does the narrator say that the best men do and do not?

5. How does Willis confront Jones and what does Willis say to him?

6. What complaint does Butler have about young blacks?

7. What does Leon become a rival for with the author and how does he show up the author?

8. Why does the officer assume Mrs. Farragot is drunk and what happens when he tries to confirm it?

9. What does Milford's brief say about his client and what does this seem to contradict?

10. Describe the scar on the woman that fascinates the narrator.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Why I like Country Music" - In what ways is square dancing used as a symbol of differing world views? What are these views? Which view do you best relate to and why?

Essay Topic 2

"A Loaf of Bread" - How are the concepts of economics and psychology discussed in this story? Which is more prevalently discussed? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

"Widows and Orphans"- In what ways does this story look at blacks who have escaped the rural life in a disparaging manner? Do you believe this view still exists today? Why or why not?

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