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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book do Leighton and the girls talk about?
(a) Native Son.
(b) Go Tell it to the Mountain.
(c) Giovianni's Room.
(d) Invisible Man.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
(a) Scream.
(b) Cry.
(c) Holler.
(d) Laugh.

5. Why does Alice say she will not be seeing Jones in the future?
(a) He is unkind to her.
(b) He acted badly.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He is too aggressive.

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

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

8. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?
(a) Jimmy Crow.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Bigger Thomas.
(d) Malcolm Marshall.

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

10. Who calls Jones at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Harrison.
(b) Mrs. Harrison.
(c) Stella.
(d) Alice.

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

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

13. Where do Jones and Alice go shopping at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) A drugstore.
(b) A music store.
(c) A book store.
(d) A shoe store.

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

15. In which state was Himes born?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jones say the white girl is attracted to?

2. What does Conway say a buddy eats?

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

4. How did Himes injure himself at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?

5. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?

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