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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 city did the narrator move to in 1941?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

3. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
(a) Pinch their noses.
(b) Hold their burps.
(c) Pull their ears.
(d) Jump up and down.

4. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He knew his own mind.
(b) He knew how to talk to a white man.
(c) He had learned practical skills.
(d) He had lived outside the south.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he intimidates the fearful white woman with?

2. What is the supervisor's nationality?

3. What problem do Leighton and the girls talk about?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jones drive to see Alice at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What problems does Jones have with Madge in this section?

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

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

5. Why does Dr. Harrison say he is proud of black men in this section?

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

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

8. What was Himes' goal in life?

9. How did Himes start writing?

10. What does Jones say he thinks of his girlfriend Alice?

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