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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. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?
(a) Kidney-shaped.
(b) Moon-shaped.
(c) Heart-shaped.
(d) Pear-shaped.

2. What does the narrator say he intimidates the fearful white woman with?
(a) A blank stare.
(b) A enigmatic smile.
(c) A sexual stare.
(d) A killer's smile.

3. What kind of pass does Jones get at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A sick pass.
(b) A travel pass.
(c) A worker's pass.
(d) A food pass.

4. Who is with the white girl Jones meets at the restaurant?
(a) Two sailors.
(b) Two construction workers.
(c) Two black men.
(d) Two pimps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?

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

3. What is slang for a white nigger?

4. What does Alice say she wants to do instead of go home?

5. What restaurant does Jones go to after his argument with Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jones feel like when he leaves Alice's house?

8. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

9. What problem do Baldwin and Wright have with each other?

10. What kind of area does Alice live in?

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