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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. Who moves in with Socrates in this chapter?
(a) Howard
(b) Darryl
(c) Philip
(d) Theresa

2. Why does Socrates want to work more shifts at work?
(a) To keep his mind from Theresa
(b) To exhaust him
(c) To earn more money
(d) To flirt with a girl

3. What does Socrates bury with the remainder of the money?
(a) A photograph of his mother
(b) A bible
(c) Ponzelle's diary
(d) A short story

4. What kind of house did Socrates' mother used to live in?
(a) A farmhouse
(b) A shack
(c) A brown stone
(d) A mansion

5. What kind of store does Socrates say changed him?
(a) A comic book store
(b) A bookstore
(c) A sex store
(d) A music store

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates sick with?

2. What does Philip threaten Darryl and Socrates with?

3. What is the name of the man who owns the bookstore?

4. What does Right say he is afraid of?

5. Who does RIght tell Charla he is going south to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the novel.

2. Why can Socrates not wave goodbye to Right?

3. What does the bus driver tell Socrates about the lives of colored people?

4. How did the bookshop change Socrates?

5. Why does Roland not like Socrates?

6. How does Socrates talk Right out of killing himself with a gun?

7. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

8. What does Socrates tell Theresa in his letter to her?

9. How does this chapter show that sometimes violence is necessary?

10. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

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