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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. How does Blood leave Melody?
(a) Alone on a street corner.
(b) Tied to a bed.
(c) Asleep.
(d) Handcuffed to a railing.

2. Who is young Bobby's first sexual encounter?.
(a) The waitress at the hotel where Mama works.
(b) His babysitter, Maude.
(c) One of Mama's hairstyling customers.
(d) Steve.

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

4. For their first "formal" meeting, how does Glass Top introduce Blood to Sweet Jones?
(a) From his car.
(b) As his son.
(c) As his nephew.
(d) With a joke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Bobby graduate high school?

2. Where/How is Bobby's Mama working when he comes home from University?

3. After her first time time talking with Blood, what does Runt agree to do for him?

4. Pepper turns the tables on the con Blood attempts and accuses him of what?

5. At what age does Bobby Beck first venture into the world of cons and life on the streets?

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