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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While on the run from the FBI, Slim feels he needs a new drug. What drug does he think will calm his nerves?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Alcohol.

2. News of whose death finally prompts Slim to give up pimping and drugs forever?
(a) Sweet Jones.
(b) Party Time.
(c) Glass Top.
(d) Chris.

3. What has Chris done with her life while Slim was in Leavenworth?
(a) She's been killed in a bar brawl.
(b) She's gotten married and had a baby.
(c) She's gone to rehab and started working for Sweet Jones.
(d) She's moved to California and gone back to school.

4. After Mama's death Slim decides on a new path in life. What does he want to do?
(a) Retire.
(b) Work for a charity.
(c) Teach school.
(d) Make a positive contribution.

5. Where is Mama living in 1953?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) California.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Las Vegas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1953 Slim receives a letter from Mama saying what?

2. It is 1958, how old is Slim?

3. Who testifies against Slim at his federal trial?

4. When Sim runs from the FBI, who is the only person who knows where he is going?

5. How long is Slim's prison sentence after being found guilty on the federal charges?

Short Essay Questions

1. Slim manages to move past blunt physical trauma to a more elegant finesse when he realizes he's in danger of losing Rachel in Chapter 20. How does Slim employ his psychological genius once again to ensure Rachel's loyalty?

2. How does the Chapter 22 title "Dawn" reflect the evolution of Slim's life at this stage?

3. Why does Leroy's arrest drive Chris to work for Blood?

4. Slim's story about the State Workforce seems a little light on truth in Chapter 18. What are some elements that seem perhaps questionable?

5. Why is Chris one of the few people who knows that Slim is addicted to cocaine in Chapter 13?

6. Mavis is a female drug dealer and one of the few women in the story who is not a prostitute. How does Mavis being female make her an appropriate target for Slim's robbery attempt in Chapter 17?

7. How does his mother's death in Chapter 22 affect Slim's life?

8. Slim's life sinks deeper into violence after his jailbreak. How is pimping becoming less exciting and more violent in Chapter 19?

9. What does the sewer in the chapter 15 title refer to?

10. When Slim meets his biological father again in Chapter 14, what difference becomes clear between his father's treatment and his mother's treatment in Slim's decision to become a pimp?

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