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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 color is the white boy's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

2. Who does Mrs. Harrison think Alice and Jones should interact with more regularly?
(a) Working class people.
(b) White people.
(c) Black people.
(d) Educated people.

3. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?
(a) Bigger Thomas.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Malcolm Marshall.
(d) Jimmy Crow.

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

5. What is Alice's father's title?
(a) Professor.
(b) Sir.
(c) Lord.
(d) Dr.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Himes' autobiography?

4. Who does Jones say he wants to kill?

5. What is the name of the light colored girl in Alice's sitting room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Himes move to Paris?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What problems does Jones have with Madge in this section?

9. What problems does Jones have with the white boy?

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

(see the answer keys)

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