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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 does Jones decide is the only way he calm himself after hearing Kelly's joke?

2. Who does Jones prepare to talk to at the end of Chapter 12?

3. What does Jones think will happen no matter what he does?

4. Where does Jones wake up at the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. Who does Jones bump into at the end of Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones takes the power away from Madge in Chapter 15?

2. Describe the phone conversation between Alice and Jones in Chapter 16.

3. Why does Jones and his co-workers think the blacks should not join the army?

4. Summarize the novel.

5. How does Jones get accused of rape in Chapter 20?

6. How does Jones finds himself at the San Pedro precinct in Chapter 21?

7. How does Jones say Madge makes him feel in this section?

8. What does Jones think about when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 18?

9. How does Don help Jones in this section?

10. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

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

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 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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