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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pass does Jones get at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A food pass.
(b) A worker's pass.
(c) A sick pass.
(d) A travel pass.

2. In which state was Himes born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New York.

3. What is slang for a white nigger?
(a) Nig-nog.
(b) Jigger.
(c) Wigger.
(d) Nighty.

4. What was the name of the theater the narrator went to the previous night?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Washington.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Hamsun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What company did Himes work at as a reader?

2. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?

3. What does the narrator say caught him in Manchester?

4. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?

5. How does Jones say Alice drives through the city?

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