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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most the customers at Joppy’s bar work in what profession?
(a) They are butchers.
(b) They are news reporters.
(c) They are lawyers.
(d) They are mill workers.

2. How much money does a white man offer to Easy to help him get into John’s Place in Chapter 4?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $20.
(d) $35.

3. How many rooms comprise Easy Rawlins’s house?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What kind of liquor does Mr. Albright keep a bottle of on his desk?
(a) Bacardi.
(b) Wild Turkey.
(c) Smirnoff.
(d) Patron.

5. How much money does Mr. Albright give to Easy as a retainer in Chapter 3?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $500.
(d) $250.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John’s Place said to be located in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. When Easy visits Mr. Albright’s office in Chapter 3, he is initially flustered by the security guard he first encounters because he is what?

5. Easy Rawlins expresses pride in owning what in the novel?

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