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

2. How does Jones say Alice drives through the city?
(a) As if something was after her.
(b) As if she wanted to die.
(c) As if she was possessed.
(d) As if she was in labor.

3. Why does Alice hang up on Jones?
(a) He refuses to see her.
(b) He talks dirty to her.
(c) He becomes angry.
(d) He talks about other woman.

4. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?
(a) An axe.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A screw driver.
(d) A shiv.

5. What does the narrator carry his muscle as high as?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His ears.
(c) His chin.
(d) His forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pass does Jones get at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What does Jones describe Alice as in Chapter 11?

3. What is the name of the light colored girl in Alice's sitting room?

4. Who does the narrator say he gets into a battle royal with?

5. What was the name of the theater the narrator went to the previous night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

2. What does Jones observe in the Rest Room restaurant?

3. How did Himes start writing?

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

5. Why did Himes' mother Estelle have a problem with Himes' father?

6. What is the mood between Alice and Jones as they eat dinner at the restaurant?

7. What kind of area does Alice live in?

8. How does Mrs. Harrison think the black should deal with the white people?

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

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

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