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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jones tell Alice he is desperate for her to understand?
(a) His love.
(b) His longing.
(c) His past.
(d) His fear.

2. What do the white and black boy fight with in Jones' dream?
(a) Axes.
(b) Guns.
(c) Knives.
(d) Spears.

3. What does Jones dream about at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Being drafted into the army.
(b) Mr. Harrison shooting him.
(c) Alice leaving him.
(d) The police arresting him.

4. Where does Jones say all his friends are?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) The army.
(c) Chicago.
(d) The police force.

5. What word best describes what Jones thinks about Mr. Harrison?
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Nasty.
(c) Idiotic.
(d) Creepy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Harrison say the Negro air fighters are intimidating in war?

2. What is a tacker?

3. Who does Jones drive out to see at the end of Chapter 9?

4. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

5. What drink does Jones pick up for his meeting with Madge?

(see the answer key)

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