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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) Madge.
(b) Jane.
(c) Anna.
(d) Petra.

2. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?
(a) Mover.
(b) Oil worker.
(c) Pipe fitter.
(d) Mechanic.

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

4. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The bingo hall.
(b) The casino.
(c) The football stadium.
(d) The movie theater.

5. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?
(a) Go Tell to the Mountain.
(b) Roots.
(c) Invisible Man.
(d) Native Son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones say he does with a sudden violent gesture in Chapter 10?

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

3. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?

4. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?

5. What word best describes what Jones thinks about Mr. Harrison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Himes move to Paris?

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of area does Alice live in?

7. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

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

9. How does Alice react to what Jones tells her about his confrontation with Madge?

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

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