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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which state was Himes born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New York.

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

4. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?
(a) The Quality of Hurt.
(b) Calling Out.
(c) An Unheard Voice.
(d) Oppressed.

5. What does Alice tell Jones she doesn't like?
(a) Being refused.
(b) Being shouted at.
(c) Being talked dirty to.
(d) Being hugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?

2. What is the name of the light colored girl in Alice's sitting room?

3. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?

4. What kind of pass does Jones get at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What is slang for a white nigger?

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