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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Albright appears at the Santa Monica pier, he tells the teenage boys badgering Easy that he’ll do what to them?

2. Mr. Albright’s car is described as what in Chapter 8?

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

4. How does Daphne’s accent change after the discovery of her murdered friend in Chapter 13?

5. How did Easy begin his career within the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is represented through the animal imagery in Chapter 10?

2. How are Easy’s confrontations in Chapters 8 and 9 related?

3. What concerns Easy about his exchange with the police officers in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the “door person” at John’s Place? What does Easy learn from this character in Chapter 4?

5. How does Easy feel about going to the Santa Monica pier in Chapter 8? Whom does he first meet there?

6. How are the two policemen described that Easy encounters in Chapter 10?

7. What conflict takes place at the Santa Monica pier in Chapter 8?

8. What does Easy learn about Navrochet’s murder in the flashback in Chapter 4?

9. How is John’s Place described in Chapter 4? What does the white man here ask Easy to do?

10. How is Daphne Monet’s home described in Chapter 13? What is symbolic about Daphne’s interior design?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the quality of pride as seen in the character of Easy Rawlins in the novel. Why does Easy refuse to grovel to Mr. Giacomo for his job? How did Easy’s fighting in World War II influence his perceptions of race, equality, and pride?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the imagery employed in the author’s descriptions of Daphne Monet’s home in Chapter 13. How is Daphne’s home a reflection of her character? What is symbolized by the furnishings described by the author? What color permeates the setting?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of John's Place in the narrative and the characters found in this establishment in Chapter 4. In what neighborhood is John's Place located? How does Easy enter the establishment? What information does Easy learn in this location?

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