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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. Where do the two patrol officers take Jones and Alice?

2. What does Jones discover one of his purchases has turned into?

3. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?

4. Who does Madge say she refuses to work with?

5. How was Chester's brother blinded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

3. What is the mood between Alice and Jones as they eat dinner at the restaurant?

4. How does Jones act at the party?

5. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

7. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

8. Why did Himes' mother Estelle have a problem with Himes' father?

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

10. How does Alice react to Jones' bad behavior in the restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

How has racism oppressed Jones? What would Jones' life be like if his life had not been oppressed by racism?

Essay Topic 3

What are the arguments for and against segregation? What are the arguments for and against integration? Why did people decide integration was the way forward?

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