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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 Conway say a buddy eats?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Mud.
(c) Crap.
(d) Rabbits.

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

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

4. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?
(a) Food.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Books.
(d) Jewels.

5. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?
(a) Blacksmithing.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) English.
(d) Iron mongering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?

2. What is slang for a white nigger?

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

4. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?

5. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

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