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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 does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?
(a) Butterfly wings.
(b) A coiled snake.
(c) Maggots.
(d) A Jack-in-the-box.

2. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
(a) Hold their burps.
(b) Jump up and down.
(c) Pinch their noses.
(d) Pull their ears.

3. What is slang for a white nigger?
(a) Jigger.
(b) Nig-nog.
(c) Wigger.
(d) Nighty.

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

5. What company did Himes work at as a reader?
(a) MCMA.
(b) Universal.
(c) Warner Brothers.
(d) Walt Disney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?

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

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

4. What is the name of Himes' favorite brother?

5. What does Conway say a buddy eats?

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