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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. When do Jones and Alice want to get married?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) Christmas.
(d) New Years.

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

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

4. What does Jones decide is the only thing he ever wanted?
(a) To leave America.
(b) To marry Alice.
(c) To write.
(d) To have stability.

5. What does Elsie say colored people prefer back home?
(a) Working hard.
(b) Walking the countryside.
(c) Keeping their jobs.
(d) Their own company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attends the lecture with Jones and Alice?

2. Who does Jones prepare to talk to at the end of Chapter 12?

3. How does Jones say he takes the power away from Madge?

4. What does Edda warn Jones on the phone?

5. What does Jones say he is desperate to do to Madge in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the novel.

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

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

5. What are Alice's thoughts on segregation?

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

7. What is Jones' mood when he wakes up?

8. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

9. Describe the conversation between Alice and Jones.

10. How does Jones think marriage to Alice will change him?

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