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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes what Jones thinks about Mr. Harrison?
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Creepy.

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

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

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

5. What is the supervisor's nationality?
(a) French.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the note say that comes with the restaurant bill?

2. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?

3. What does Alice introduce Leighton as?

4. How was Chester's brother blinded?

5. Where do the two patrol officers take Jones and Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Als think Himes decided to write crime novels?

2. How does Jones say the white women treat him?

3. How does Alice react to Jones' bad behavior in the restaurant?

4. What was Himes' goal in life?

5. What problems does Jones encounter with his boss MacDougal?

6. How does Jones prepare to kill the white boy?

7. What do Alice and her friends talk about in this section?

8. Why does Jones decide not to kill the white boy?

9. What kind of area does Alice live in?

10. What racial problems does Jones say he encounters on the way to work?

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