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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 144 - 189.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Della think she will lose her job?
(a) She does not fear for her job.
(b) She is in a relationship with Jack.
(c) She is not a good enough teacher.
(d) She will be dirty from the cemetery.

2. Who is Samuel Hutchins?
(a) A Black man.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A white man.
(d) A doctor.

3. Why does Jack move from one rooming house to another?
(a) Teddy finds out where he is living.
(b) He does not move.
(c) He gets thrown out of the first one.
(d) The first one is not nice enough.

4. Who is upset at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) A man.
(d) A baby.

5. Who does Jack borrow books from?
(a) The clerk.
(b) Beth.
(c) Della.
(d) Teddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lorraine?

2. What does Della admit to Jack in the cemetery?

3. What does Jack spray on his new animal?

4. Who catches Della in the cemetery?

5. Why is someone upset with Jack at the beginning of the novel?

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