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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?
(a) Goering.
(b) Tech.
(c) Biblio.
(d) Atlas.

4. What is the name of Alice's friend?
(a) Louise.
(b) Stella.
(c) Molly.
(d) Edda.

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

6. What does Jones put in the glove compartment of his car?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A map.
(d) A bible.

7. What is Alice's father's title?
(a) Dr.
(b) Sir.
(c) Professor.
(d) Lord.

8. How does the narrator describe the color of Alice's hair?
(a) Silver feathered.
(b) Coal black.
(c) Mousy brown.
(d) Peroxide blond.

9. Who does the narrator say he gets into a battle royal with?
(a) A motorcycle cop.
(b) An Irish foreman.
(c) A pitbull terrier.
(d) A white woman.

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

11. What does Jones say he has in the palm of his hand?
(a) His future.
(b) His present.
(c) The white boy's life.
(d) His gun.

12. What does Jones describe as a frightening conversation?
(a) If he will be drafted.
(b) Integration with the whites.
(c) Whether he will go to university.
(d) Segregation.

13. What is the name of Himes' favorite brother?
(a) Frank.
(b) Davis.
(c) Bob.
(d) Joe.

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

15. What does Jones make reservations for at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A movie.
(b) Dinner.
(c) The theater.
(d) A book club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice hang up on Jones?

2. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?

3. What does Himes do to protect him from the screws and the convicts?

4. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?

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

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