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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?
(a) Act.
(b) Paint.
(c) Trade.
(d) Write.

2. How does Jones say Alice drives through the city?
(a) As if something was after her.
(b) As if she was possessed.
(c) As if she wanted to die.
(d) As if she was in labor.

3. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?
(a) Not again.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Goddamit.
(d) Go to hell.

4. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Porter.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Busboy.

5. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?
(a) Mover.
(b) Pipe fitter.
(c) Oil worker.
(d) Mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?

2. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?

3. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?

4. Why does Alice say she will not be seeing Jones in the future?

5. What is Alice's father's title?

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