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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 Jones make reservations for at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

4. What name is Himes derived from?

5. What does Jones describe Alice as in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Als think Himes decided to write crime novels?

3. How does Jones say the white women treat him?

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

5. How did Himes start writing?

6. Why does Als think Himes' work is important?

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

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

9. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

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 kind of life were black people leading in 1940s America? Choose one of the black characters in the book and discuss how that character symbolizes the changes occurring in forties America?

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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