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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Drilling for Oil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Runt and Blood immediately begin to do after they arrive in the Chapter 5 setting?
(a) Establish a turf.
(b) Find an apartment.
(c) Scope places for Runt to work.
(d) Find old friends.

2. While Blood is sitting in his parked car outside the Roost, Pretty Preston jumps in and tells Blood what he plans to do to Sweet Jones for revenge. What is it?
(a) Stab him in the back.
(b) Steal his car.
(c) Shoot him in the head.
(d) Steal three of his prostitutes.

3. When Bobby gets out of Reformatory, where is Mama working?
(a) Chicago hotel.
(b) Minneapolis hotel.
(c) Indianapolis hair salon.
(d) Minneapolis beauty shop.

4. The failed con with Pepper reinforces what in Blood's mind?
(a) His hatred and distrust of women.
(b) His dislike for other pimps.
(c) His fear of jail.
(d) His need for sex.

5. In later life, Bobby is told that being a pimp demands a certain personality trait. What is it?
(a) Innate desire to hurt or kill his mother.
(b) Natural inclination towards violence.
(c) Addiction to sexual relations with women.
(d) Disrespect for women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Glass Top give Blood in their first meeting?

2. Why does Pretty Preston's attempt at revenge on Sweet Jones fail?

3. After Pepper gets Blood sent to jail on false charges, Blood takes advantage of a different kind of education. What does Blood learn in jail?

4. Where are young Bobby and his Mama living when Henry Upshaw comes into their lives?

5. Who does Blood meet for the first time, his first night at the Roost?

(see the answer key)

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