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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jones confront in Chapter 13?
(a) Don.
(b) Bert.
(c) Herbie.
(d) Madge.

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

3. What do Jones' co-workers joke about in Chapter 15?
(a) Wanting white women.
(b) Picking cotton.
(c) White men dancing.
(d) Slavery.

4. What company did Himes work at as a reader?
(a) Universal.
(b) Warner Brothers.
(c) MCMA.
(d) Walt Disney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edda warn Jones on the phone?

2. What was the name of the theater the narrator went to the previous night?

3. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?

4. What is the name of Jones' girlfriend?

5. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?

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