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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 does Conway say a buddy eats?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Crap.
(d) Mud.

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

3. 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.

4. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Manhatten.

5. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) In an hour.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the white boy's hair?

3. What is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?

4. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?

5. Who wrote Native Son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jones observe in the Rest Room restaurant?

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

4. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

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

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

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

8. Why did Himes move to Paris?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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