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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?
(a) Shut up.
(b) Go to hell.
(c) Not again.
(d) Goddamit.

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

3. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?
(a) A cracker bitch.
(b) A nigger lover.
(c) A white whore.
(d) A slut.

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

5. What color is the white boy's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is slang for a white nigger?

2. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

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 did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?

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