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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?
(a) Beverly.
(b) George Town.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Orange County.

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

3. What does Jones say he feels has crushed him at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) A car.
(b) A truck.
(c) A horse.
(d) A steel door.

4. What subject did Cheser's mother teach in Georgia?
(a) History.
(b) Music.
(c) Maths.
(d) Science.

5. What does Jones dream about at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Harrison shooting him.
(b) Alice leaving him.
(c) The police arresting him.
(d) Being drafted into the army.

6. What does Conway say a buddy eats?
(a) Crap.
(b) Mud.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Chalk.

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

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

9. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The casino.
(b) The football stadium.
(c) The bingo hall.
(d) The movie theater.

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

11. What is the supervisor's nationality?
(a) Irish.
(b) Italian.
(c) Scottish.
(d) French.

12. Which of the girls in Alice's sitting room does Jones say has brown colored skin?
(a) Louise.
(b) Arline.
(c) Polly.
(d) Cleo.

13. Why do the two patrol officers stop Alice and Jones?
(a) They want to search their truck.
(b) They are black.
(c) They are speeding.
(d) They have no license plate.

14. What restaurant does Jones go to after his argument with Alice?
(a) The Red Room.
(b) The Live Room.
(c) The Beat Room.
(d) The Rest Room.

15. What does the narrator say he intimidates the fearful white woman with?
(a) A killer's smile.
(b) A enigmatic smile.
(c) A blank stare.
(d) A sexual stare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the white boy's hair?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?

5. Who does Jones say he wants to kill?

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