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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?
(a) Paint.
(b) Write.
(c) Act.
(d) Trade.

2. Which of his co-workers does Jones talk to Alice about?
(a) McBane.
(b) Janice.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Madge.

3. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?
(a) Blacksmithing.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) English.
(d) Iron mongering.

4. What does Jones think is the best way of dealing with Madge?
(a) Reporting her.
(b) Raping her.
(c) Talking to her husband.
(d) Killing her.

5. Why do the two patrol officers stop Alice and Jones?
(a) They want to search their truck.
(b) They have no license plate.
(c) They are speeding.
(d) They are black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

2. What is the name of the light colored girl in Alice's sitting room?

3. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?

4. Who do Jones and his friends say they should be fighting?

5. Who does Jones say is watching him in his dream?

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