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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 is the name of the hero of Native Son?
(a) Bigger Thomas.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Jimmy Crow.
(d) Malcolm Marshall.

2. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?
(a) Goering.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Biblio.
(d) Tech.

3. What country did Himes move to with Lesley Packard?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

4. In which state was Himes born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) New York.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Kentucky.

5. How does the narrator describe the color of Alice's hair?
(a) Silver feathered.
(b) Mousy brown.
(c) Peroxide blond.
(d) Coal black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?

2. What name is Himes derived from?

3. What does Himes say he wanted to become?

4. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?

5. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?

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