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

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

3. What does Jones put in the glove compartment of his car?
(a) A map.
(b) A bible.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

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

5. What is the name of Alice's friend?
(a) Louise.
(b) Edda.
(c) Molly.
(d) Stella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is Himes derived from?

2. What book do Leighton and the girls talk about?

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

4. How was Chester's brother blinded?

5. What does Jones describe as a frightening conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Himes start writing?

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

3. What do Alice and Jones talk about at the end of Chapter 11?

4. Why does Als think Himes' work is important?

5. How does Alice startle both the police and Jones when the police stop them for speeding?

6. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

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

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

9. What does Jones dream about the police in Chapter 1?

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

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