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

2. What do the police officers call Jones and Alice?
(a) Coons.
(b) Uncle Toms.
(c) Scum.
(d) Niggers.

3. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Orange County.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) George Town.

4. What does the note say that comes with the restaurant bill?
(a) Jones will be lynched.
(b) The restaurant has a job opening.
(c) The restaurant has called the police.
(d) Jones is not welcome back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Chester's brother blinded?

2. What name is Himes derived from?

3. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?

4. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

5. Who does Mrs. Harrison think Alice and Jones should interact with more regularly?

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