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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. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?
(a) Invisible Man.
(b) Roots.
(c) Go Tell to the Mountain.
(d) Native Son.

2. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Scream.
(d) Holler.

3. What does Alice tell Jones he should plead for?
(a) His family.
(b) His future.
(c) His job.
(d) Her hand.

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

5. What is the name of the light colored girl in Alice's sitting room?
(a) Cleo.
(b) Molly.
(c) Polly.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice say she wants to do instead of go home?

2. Who wrote Native Son?

3. What is Alice's father's title?

4. What is the supervisor's nationality?

5. Where do the two patrol officers take Jones and Alice?

(see the answer key)

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