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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. Where do the two patrol officers take Jones and Alice?
(a) The lakes.
(b) A forest.
(c) The police station.
(d) Home.

2. What does Jones pick up as a weapon before he confronts the white boy?
(a) A brick.
(b) A wooden staff.
(c) A knife.
(d) Lead piping.

3. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Manhatten.
(d) The Bronx.

4. What kind of act does Jones say Madge goes into when he meets her at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Her fear act.
(b) Her flirty act.
(c) Her calm act.
(d) A charming act.

5. What people does the narrator say were sent away?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Africans.
(d) Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book do Leighton and the girls talk about?

2. What word does Jones use to describe the white woman's smiles?

3. What is the name of Jones' girlfriend?

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

5. What company did Himes work at as a reader?

(see the answer key)

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