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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Harrison think Alice and Jones should interact with more regularly?
(a) White people.
(b) Black people.
(c) Educated people.
(d) Working class people.

2. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?
(a) Write.
(b) Paint.
(c) Act.
(d) Trade.

3. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?
(a) Shut up.
(b) Not again.
(c) Go to hell.
(d) Goddamit.

4. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Porter.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Busboy.

5. What thought does Jones say keeps him happy through dinner?
(a) Going back to a warm house.
(b) Killing the white boy.
(c) Picking up his paycheck.
(d) Sleeping with Alice.

6. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Food.
(c) Books.
(d) Paintings.

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

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

9. What is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?
(a) Petra.
(b) Jane.
(c) Anna.
(d) Madge.

10. What does Jones describe Alice as in Chapter 11?
(a) An academic.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A police woman.

11. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?
(a) Monday.
(b) In an hour.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) In the afternoon.

12. What problem do Leighton and the girls talk about?
(a) The white problem.
(b) The Negro probem.
(c) The American problem.
(d) The international problem.

13. Who does Jones say he wants to kill?
(a) The blond white boy.
(b) Kelly.
(c) The plant's Mr. Tom.
(d) Madge.

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

15. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?
(a) A white whore.
(b) A nigger lover.
(c) A cracker bitch.
(d) A slut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

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

4. What does Jones say he has in the palm of his hand?

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

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