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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 Edda warn Jones on the phone?

2. What does Don give Jones?

3. What is Jones choosing at the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. Where does Jones meet Alice in Chapter 19?

5. What do the white and black boy fight with in Jones' dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Houghton tell the court?

2. What does MacDougal Jones in Chapter 20?

3. Why does Jones run away?

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

5. What does Jones dream about at the beginning of Chapter 18?

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

7. Describe the conversation between Alice and Jones.

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

9. What does Jones talk about with Herbie?

10. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What is Jones' problem with Leighton? What kind of person would a white man have to be for Jones to like him?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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