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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18, 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jones find Madge with in Chapter 18?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Herbie.
(c) Don.
(d) Elsie.

2. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?
(a) Integration with the whites.
(b) Education for all.
(c) Segregation.
(d) The civil rights movement.

3. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) London.

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

5. Why does Jones say he kisses Alice lightly?
(a) To show he loves her.
(b) To keep her guessing.
(c) So not to muss her make up.
(d) To make her smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones discover one of his purchases has turned into?

2. What is slang for a white nigger?

3. What does Alice say black people need to accept?

4. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?

5. Where is Jones at the beginning of Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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