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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the theater the narrator went to the previous night?
(a) Hamsun.
(b) Washington.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. What does the narrator carry his muscle as high as?
(a) His forehead.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His chin.
(d) His ears.

3. What people does the narrator say were sent away?
(a) Africans.
(b) Irish.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Chinese.

4. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?
(a) Manhatten.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Harlem.
(d) The Bronx.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

2. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?

3. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

4. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?

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

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