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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Himes' favorite brother?
(a) Bob.
(b) Davis.
(c) Frank.
(d) Joe.

2. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Holler.
(d) Scream.

3. What people does the narrator say were sent away?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Irish.
(d) Africans.

4. What race was Chester's grandfather's slaveholder?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Ayran.
(d) Asian.

5. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?
(a) Biblio.
(b) Tech.
(c) Goering.
(d) Atlas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

2. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?

3. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

4. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

5. What does Conway say a buddy eats?

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