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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 Alice has done to her face in Chapter 16?
(a) Bruised it.
(b) Scratched it.
(c) Ruined it.
(d) Powdered it.

2. Where does Alice want Jones to go with her to?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A movie.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A zoo.

3. What do the white and black boy fight with in Jones' dream?
(a) Knives.
(b) Guns.
(c) Axes.
(d) Spears.

4. Who does Jones try to contact on his break in Chapter 18?
(a) Alice.
(b) Madge.
(c) Stella.
(d) Polly.

5. What do Jones' co-workers joke about in Chapter 15?
(a) Slavery.
(b) White men dancing.
(c) Picking cotton.
(d) Wanting white women.

6. What does Jones say Madge looks like to him?
(a) Cream.
(b) Milk,
(c) Sand.
(d) Mud.

7. What does Elsie say colored people prefer back home?
(a) Their own company.
(b) Working hard.
(c) Walking the countryside.
(d) Keeping their jobs.

8. What kills Alice in Chapter 12 in Jones' dream?
(a) Animals.
(b) Bats.
(c) Students.
(d) Policemen.

9. What does Herbie say is the only thing he wants?
(a) Calm.
(b) Joy.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

10. What does Houghton tell the court?
(a) Jones has a history of bad behavior.
(b) Madge has admitted she lied.
(c) Jones is a good man.
(d) Madge has dropped the charges.

11. What is the name of the union boss?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Bertie.
(c) Herbie.
(d) Jackie.

12. What does Madge tell Jones to do to her?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Rape her.
(c) Hold her.
(d) Kiss her.

13. What does Don give Jones?
(a) Madge's telephone number.
(b) A contact for a friend.
(c) Madge's address.
(d) A gun.

14. What does Jones decide is the only way he calm himself after hearing Kelly's joke?
(a) By hurting himself.
(b) By going to the bar.
(c) By killing the white boy.
(d) By confronting Madge.

15. Where is Madge staying?
(a) Her parents' house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A shack.
(d) Her cousin's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jones phone from Hazel's house?

2. How does Jones describe Madge's voice?

3. What does the judge say Jones must do to avoid the gun possession charge?

4. What word does Jones use to describe the white woman's smiles?

5. What is the name of Madge's supervisor?

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