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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 did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?

2. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?

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

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

5. Where does Jones say all his friends are?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

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

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

6. What racial problems does Jones say he encounters on the way to work?

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

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

9. What kind of area does Alice live in?

10. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the meanings of Jones' dreams? What meaning do the dreams bring to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is Leighton's opinions on the Negro problem? What does Jones think about his opinions? What would people think about Leighton's opinions today?

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