View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Bobby's father leaves and Mama must make ends meet, how much does a hairstyle from Mama cost?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Twenty cents.
(d) One nickel.

2. Chapter 9 begins Day 4 for Blood in his new life as a professional pimp. What happened to Runt the night before?
(a) She made a lot of money.
(b) She was roughed up by the police.
(c) She got too drunk to work.
(d) She was sick.

3. How old is Bobby when he is molested for the first time?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 7 months old.
(c) 3 months old.
(d) 5 years old.

4. For their first "formal" meeting, how does Glass Top introduce Blood to Sweet Jones?
(a) With a joke.
(b) As his nephew.
(c) From his car.
(d) As his son.

5. What does Bobby's biological father want to do with him as a baby?
(a) Leave him at the hotel.
(b) Leave him on the steps of the Catholic Church.
(c) Use him to make money.
(d) Take him to the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the reasons Blood is initially captivated by Melody is her race and one of the outcomes of his involvement with her is further social confusion and dislike in Blood's mind. What race is Melody?

2. What happens to Henry after Mama and Bobby leave him for Steve?

3. What special gifts does Blood have that make the pimping game easy for him?

4. At what age does Bobby graduate high school?

5. Who teaches Blood the sexual tricks he will continue to use later in his pimping career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Blood's "pep talk" (beating) at the end of Chapter 6 have an effect on Runt in Chapter 7?

2. In what two ways does Pepper influence Blood?

3. What is one of Slim's secrets to success for pimping in Chicago?

4. Why does Runt's failure to return after the wire beating prompt Blood to think about calling Mama in Chapter 11?

5. How does Blood's experience with Pepper instill in him a desire for money?

6. At the end of Chapter 4, Runt and Blood leave Milwaukee and go to Chicago to begin their new lives as pimp and prostitute together. Before he leaves though, Blood goes by Mama's house to tell her where he's going. How does this reflect his ambivalence towards his mother?

7. How does Party Time protect Bobby in Chapter 2, and why?

8. How does Blood show his courage and psychological insight in his dealings with Sweet Jones in Chapter 6?

9. In Chapter 4, what might be described as the final exam for graduation to full pimp status for Blood?

10. Describe the con that Party Time and Bobby work on white men.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 927 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample