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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. Where does Jones wake up at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) The shipyard infirmary.
(b) His apartment.
(c) The shipyard prison.
(d) Alice's house.

2. What does Madge tell Jones to do to her?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Hold her.
(d) Rape her.

3. What does Don needle Madge about?
(a) Her love of black men.
(b) Her make-up.
(c) Her upbringing.
(d) A date with her new boyfriend.

4. What stops the conversation between Jones and Madge?
(a) A fire alarm.
(b) A fight.
(c) A police raid.
(d) A bell.

5. What does Jones say Madge looks like to him?
(a) Sand.
(b) Cream.
(c) Milk,
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jones confront in Chapter 13?

2. What does Jones say he enjoys in Chapter 18?

3. What does Elsie say colored people prefer back home?

4. Who do Jones and his friends say they should be fighting?

5. Who does Jones plan to kill in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones' anger build to wanting to kill Stoddart?

2. Describe Jones' dream at the beginning of chapter twelve?

3. Summarize the novel.

4. Why does Jones run away?

5. Describe the confrontation between Jones and Stoddart in this section.

6. How does Jones get accused of rape in Chapter 20?

7. What does Jones tell Alice about his fears in Chapter 19?

8. Describe the phone conversation between Alice and Jones in Chapter 16.

9. What does Jones think about when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 18?

10. How does Jones finds himself at the San Pedro precinct in Chapter 21?

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