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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 name is Himes derived from?
(a) Hunny.
(b) Hopper.
(c) Heinz.
(d) Himmel.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
(a) Holler.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Scream.

5. What subject did Cheser's mother teach in Georgia?
(a) Science.
(b) History.
(c) Music.
(d) Maths.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the theater the narrator went to the previous night?

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

5. What does the narrator say he intimidates the fearful white woman with?

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