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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is Himes derived from?
(a) Hunny.
(b) Himmel.
(c) Heinz.
(d) Hopper.

2. Where do Jones and Alice go shopping at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) A book store.
(b) A drugstore.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A music store.

3. What thought does Jones say keeps him happy through dinner?
(a) Sleeping with Alice.
(b) Picking up his paycheck.
(c) Going back to a warm house.
(d) Killing the white boy.

4. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?
(a) Tech.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Goering.
(d) Biblio.

5. What does Conway say a buddy eats?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Mud.
(c) Crap.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

2. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?

3. Why does Alice hang up on Jones?

4. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?

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

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