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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 word does Jones use to describe the white woman's smiles?

2. Who does Madge threaten to call as Jones leaves?

3. What does Jones ask Alice in Chapter 19?

4. What does Jones go to get when he leaves Leighton and Alice?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the novel.

3. Why does Jones decide not to confront Madge in Chapter 16?

4. How does Jones' anger build to wanting to kill Stoddart?

5. Describe the conversation between Alice and Jones.

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

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

8. Describe the confrontation between Jones and Stoddart in this section.

9. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

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

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

What does Jones mean by becoming a real man? What obstacles are in Jones' way to achieve this dream and how can he overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

How did the war affect how people thought of black people in America? How much did it contribute to the racial revolution over the next 30 years?

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