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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem do Leighton and the girls talk about?

2. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?

3. What is the name of Jones' girlfriend?

4. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

5. Who does Jones say the white girl is attracted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Himes say is the new variety of Uncle Toming?

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

3. How does Mrs. Harrison think the black should deal with the white people?

4. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

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

7. Why did Himes move to Paris?

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

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

10. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is Jones not entirely innocent of the accusations directed at him at the end of the novel? How will Jones cope in the army?

Essay Topic 2

What would have happened to Jones if Madge hadn't dropped the charged? How much does Jones' attitude go against him in such a trial? In what way could it be said that Jones is not entirely innocent of the charges?

Essay Topic 3

How do Alice's views of the Negro problem differ from her parents' views? Why do they have such a difference in opinion?

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