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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Grinning Slim.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting after Blood is released from prison the second time?
(a) Milwaukee, WI.
(b) Indianapolis, IN.
(c) Minneapolis, MN.
(d) Chicago, IL.

2. What special gifts does Blood have that make the pimping game easy for him?
(a) His background and knowledge of people.
(b) His IQ and brain.
(c) His physique and style.
(d) His connections and money.

3. What happens to Henry after Mama and Bobby leave him for Steve?
(a) He becomes crippled for life after a car accident.
(b) He spends years searching for Bobby and Mama.
(c) He dies a year later.
(d) He loses his job and becomes homeless within months.

4. Blood is still very new at the pimping game and has to constantly remind himself of what?
(a) What the other pimps said in jail.
(b) Who the biggest pimp in town is.
(c) How to keep his cool.
(d) What he must do to keep Runt happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does what happens to Oscar affect Bobby's later actions in prison?

2. What is different about his meeting with Runt after her night's work in Chapter 7?

3. How long does Bobby spend in Reformatory?

4. Prior to abandoning the family, what was the job of Bobby's father at the hotel?

5. What new bar does Blood go to in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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