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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Mr. Harrison say the Negro air fighters are intimidating in war?
(a) Japanese piolts.
(b) British pilots.
(c) Nazi pilots.
(d) Italian pilots.

3. Where does Jones say all his friends are?
(a) The police force.
(b) Chicago.
(c) The army.
(d) Mississippi.

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

5. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Mover.
(c) Oil worker.
(d) Pipe fitter.

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

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?
(a) A coiled snake.
(b) Butterfly wings.
(c) A Jack-in-the-box.
(d) Maggots.

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

12. What does Jones say he does with a sudden violent gesture in Chapter 10?
(a) Jumps to his feet.
(b) Hits the wall.
(c) Shouts out.
(d) Kicks the table.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?

2. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?

3. What does Jones discover one of his purchases has turned into?

4. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?

5. What does the narrator say caught him in Manchester?

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