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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say caught him in Manchester?
(a) A truck.
(b) A red light.
(c) A traffic queue.
(d) A cop.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Why does Jones say he kisses Alice lightly?
(a) To make her smile.
(b) So not to muss her make up.
(c) To show he loves her.
(d) To keep her guessing.

12. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

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

14. 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.

15. What is the name of Jones' girlfriend?
(a) Alice.
(b) Jane.
(c) Edda.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?

2. What does Jones tell Alice he is desperate for her to understand?

3. What does Alice tell Jones he should plead for?

4. What does Jones describe as a frightening conversation?

5. What race was Chester's grandfather's slaveholder?

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