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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 country did Himes move to with Lesley Packard?
(a) Spain.
(b) Britain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.
2. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?
(a) Write.
(b) Paint.
(c) Trade.
(d) Act.
3. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He knew how to talk to a white man.
(b) He knew his own mind.
(c) He had lived outside the south.
(d) He had learned practical skills.
4. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?
(a) Invisible Man.
(b) Native Son.
(c) Go Tell to the Mountain.
(d) Roots.
5. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
2. What does Himes say he wanted to become?
3. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
4. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
5. What is the name of the hero of the Lonely Crusade?
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