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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 does the narrator say the rich white folks live?

2. Why does Alice hang up on Jones?

3. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?

4. Why do the two patrol officers stop Alice and Jones?

5. What does Jones say he does with a sudden violent gesture in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of area does Alice live in?

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

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

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

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

6. What was Himes' goal in life?

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

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

9. What does Jones dream about the police in Chapter 1?

10. What problems does Jones have with the white boy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could it said that Jones makes own problems? What is Himes' views on Jones as a person and how does he express these views?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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