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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 are Madge and Jones interrupted by?

2. What does Jones think is the best way of dealing with Madge?

3. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

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

5. How does Jones describe Madge's voice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Jones' dream at the beginning of chapter twelve?

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

6. How does Jones get drafted into the army?

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

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

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

10. How does Madge react to Jones breaking into her apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What would have happened to Jones if Madge hadn't dropped the charged? How much does Jones' attitude go against him in such a trial? In what way could it be said that Jones is not entirely innocent of the charges?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of life were black people leading in 1940s America? Choose one of the black characters in the book and discuss how that character symbolizes the changes occurring in forties America?

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