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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. What is the name of Jones' girlfriend?
(a) Louise.
(b) Jane.
(c) Alice.
(d) Edda.

2. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
(a) Hold their burps.
(b) Jump up and down.
(c) Pinch their noses.
(d) Pull their ears.

3. What kind of pass does Jones get at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A worker's pass.
(b) A food pass.
(c) A sick pass.
(d) A travel pass.

4. Who does Mr. Harrison say the Negro air fighters are intimidating in war?
(a) Nazi pilots.
(b) Italian pilots.
(c) British pilots.
(d) Japanese piolts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Jones at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?

3. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?

4. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?

5. What does Jones discover one of his purchases has turned into?

(see the answer key)

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