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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The casino.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) The football stadium.
(d) The bingo hall.

2. What does Jones say he has in the palm of his hand?
(a) His gun.
(b) His present.
(c) His future.
(d) The white boy's life.

3. What problem do Leighton and the girls talk about?
(a) The Negro probem.
(b) The American problem.
(c) The white problem.
(d) The international problem.

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

5. Who does Jones drive out to see at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) The white boy.
(b) Alice.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Etta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the white boy's hair?

2. What is the supervisor's nationality?

3. What does Jones say he feels has crushed him at the end of Chapter 11?

4. How does Jones say Alice drives through the city?

5. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

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