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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. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?
(a) Go Tell to the Mountain.
(b) Invisible Man.
(c) Roots.
(d) Native Son.

2. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) The bingo hall.
(c) The casino.
(d) The football stadium.

3. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A screw driver.
(c) An axe.
(d) A shiv.

4. What company did Himes work at as a reader?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) Universal.
(c) MCMA.
(d) Walt Disney.

5. What does Himes say he wanted to become?
(a) An academic.
(b) A traveler.
(c) A real man.
(d) A southern man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?

3. What thought does Jones say keeps him happy through dinner?

4. Who does Mrs. Harrison think Alice and Jones should interact with more regularly?

5. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?

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