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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Easy Rawlins from originally?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

2. Mr. Albright asks for Easy’s help in locating a white woman who frequents what establishments in Easy’s L.A. neighborhood?
(a) Dog fights.
(b) Churches.
(c) Horse races.
(d) Jazz clubs.

3. In Chapter 2, Easy feels nervous about getting involved with Albright, because the white man reminds him of whom?
(a) Joppy.
(b) Shariff.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Manny.

4. From which narrative point of view is Devil in a Blue Dress related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

5. DeWitt Albright is said to be a former lawyer from where?
(a) Maine.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms comprise Easy Rawlins’s house?

2. What is the name of the woman who charges entrance to John’s Place in Chapter 4?

3. The woman who charges entrance to John’s Place tells Easy in Chapter 4 that who played there last week?

4. Which of the guards at Mr. Albright’s office is described as dark-skinned, like an East Indian, in Chapter 3?

5. What does Easy note Mr. Albright is wearing when he arrives at his office in Chapter 3?

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