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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Easy recalls in Chapter 14 that the first time his inner voice spoke to him during the war, it suggested that he kill a sniper with what?
(a) A grenade.
(b) His bayonet.
(c) A flame thrower.
(d) His bare hands.

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

3. What kind of car does Easy find parked outside his house when he returns home in the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) A white Cadillac.
(b) A black Ford.
(c) A brown Lincoln.
(d) A pink Studebaker.

4. How much money did Mouse take from his stepfather after killing him?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $2,800.
(c) $6,300.
(d) $500.

5. What object does Daphne take with her, saying it belongs to her friend, in Chapter 13?
(a) A hat.
(b) A painting.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A pair of shoes.

6. In what neighborhood of Los Angeles does most of the action in Devil in a Blue Dress take place?
(a) Elysian Park.
(b) Lennox.
(c) Watts.
(d) La Verne.

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

8. What is the name of the teenage girl that approaches Easy in Santa Monica in Chapter 8?
(a) Rebecca Johnson.
(b) Caroline Kozlowski.
(c) Barbara Moskowitz.
(d) Hattie Parsons.

9. What is Coretta’s last name said to be in Chapter 10?
(a) James.
(b) Jones.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Jacobs.

10. Which of the two policemen that approach Easy in Chapter 10 is described as “my height and three times my girth”?
(a) Mason.
(b) Miller.
(c) Moore.
(d) Mitchell.

11. What color hair is Mr. Albright said to have in the novel?
(a) Midnight black.
(b) Steel grey.
(c) Strawberry blond.
(d) Chestnut brown.

12. Easy tells Junior in Chapter 4 that he was fired from Champion for what reason?
(a) Refusing to work an extra shift.
(b) Showing up to work drunk.
(c) Beating up one of his coworkers.
(d) Calling in sick when he wasn’t.

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

14. Why is Easy unhappy about going to Santa Monica at night in Chapter 8?
(a) It is a white community.
(b) It is a Hispanic community.
(c) It is an all-black community.
(d) It is a highly religious community.

15. What is Dupree’s last name said to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Boone.
(b) Ball.
(c) Bouchard.
(d) Benson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daphne convinces Easy to drive her to which friend’s house in Chapter 13?

2. What does Easy use to pick up a clue by the dead man in Chapter 13?

3. When asked where he was at 5 a.m. by the police in Chapter 10, Easy responds that he escorted which drunken friend home from a nightclub?

4. How much money does a white man offer to Easy to help him get into John’s Place in Chapter 4?

5. Throughout his interactions with Mr. Albright, Easy’s inner voice tells him to do what in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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