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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. Why do the two patrol officers stop Alice and Jones?
(a) They want to search their truck.
(b) They have no license plate.
(c) They are speeding.
(d) They are black.

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

3. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Paintings.

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

5. What is the name of the union boss?
(a) Bertie.
(b) Herbie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Jackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject did Cheser's mother teach in Georgia?

2. What stops the conversation between Jones and Madge?

3. What does Alice tell Jones he should plead for?

4. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?

5. What does Jones pick up as a weapon before he confronts the white boy?

(see the answer key)

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