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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. Who does the narrator say he gets into a battle royal with?
(a) A pitbull terrier.
(b) An Irish foreman.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A motorcycle cop.

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

3. What does Alice tell Jones she doesn't like?
(a) Being refused.
(b) Being hugged.
(c) Being shouted at.
(d) Being talked dirty to.

4. What book do Leighton and the girls talk about?
(a) Giovianni's Room.
(b) Invisible Man.
(c) Native Son.
(d) Go Tell it to the Mountain.

5. What country did Himes move to with Lesley Packard?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Jones at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Jones discover one of his purchases has turned into?

3. Why does Jones say he kisses Alice lightly?

4. Who does Jones say the white girl is attracted to?

5. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Himes start writing?

(see the answer keys)

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