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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 did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?
(a) English.
(b) Iron mongering.
(c) Blacksmithing.
(d) Mechanics.

2. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?
(a) Moon-shaped.
(b) Kidney-shaped.
(c) Pear-shaped.
(d) Heart-shaped.

3. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He knew his own mind.
(b) He had lived outside the south.
(c) He knew how to talk to a white man.
(d) He had learned practical skills.

4. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?
(a) A white whore.
(b) A nigger lover.
(c) A slut.
(d) A cracker bitch.

5. What does the narrator say he intimidates the fearful white woman with?
(a) A sexual stare.
(b) A enigmatic smile.
(c) A killer's smile.
(d) A blank stare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones describe as a frightening conversation?

2. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?

3. What is a tacker?

4. What race was Chester's grandfather's slaveholder?

5. What is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?

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