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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. How did Himes injure himself at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
(a) He fell down an elevator shaft.
(b) He walked through a glass door.
(c) He stepped in front of a taxi.
(d) He got beaten up.

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

3. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?
(a) Moon-shaped.
(b) Kidney-shaped.
(c) Pear-shaped.
(d) Heart-shaped.

4. What does Alice say she wants to do instead of go home?
(a) Make out.
(b) Hurt some white people.
(c) Drive to another city.
(d) Have some fun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the two patrol officers stop Alice and Jones?

2. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?

3. What does Conway say a buddy eats?

4. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?

5. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?

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