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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 company did Himes work at as a reader?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) MCMA.
(c) Walt Disney.
(d) Universal.

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

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

4. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?
(a) English.
(b) Iron mongering.
(c) Blacksmithing.
(d) Mechanics.

5. What is slang for a white nigger?
(a) Nig-nog.
(b) Wigger.
(c) Jigger.
(d) Nighty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice tell Jones he should plead for?

2. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?

3. Who is with the white girl Jones meets at the restaurant?

4. What race was Chester's grandfather's slaveholder?

5. What does Jones say he feels has crushed him at the end of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Himes start writing?

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

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

6. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

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

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

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

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