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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 is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?
(a) Anna.
(b) Petra.
(c) Jane.
(d) Madge.

2. In which state was Himes born?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) New York.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kentucky.

3. Who wrote Native Son?
(a) Chester Himes.
(b) Ralph Ellison.
(c) Elijah Muhammed.
(d) Richard Wright.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jones and Alice go shopping at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?

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

4. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

5. What does the narrator hear Henry say next door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

3. What racial problems does Jones say he encounters on the way to work?

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

5. How did Himes start writing?

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

7. What does Himes say is the new variety of Uncle Toming?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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