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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 did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He knew how to talk to a white man.
(b) He had learned practical skills.
(c) He knew his own mind.
(d) He had lived outside the south.

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

3. How did Himes injure himself at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
(a) He got beaten up.
(b) He fell down an elevator shaft.
(c) He walked through a glass door.
(d) He stepped in front of a taxi.

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

5. Who does Madge say she refuses to work with?
(a) A spick.
(b) A paddy.
(c) A nigger.
(d) A kiki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator carry his muscle as high as?

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

3. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?

4. What people does the narrator say were sent away?

5. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?

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