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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: The Ice Pick.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pimps earn wages by psychological manipulation, but do NOT do what?
(a) Beat their prostitutes.
(b) Physical labor.
(c) Interact with their own prostitutes.
(d) Keep track of their own money.

2. What reality of racial prejudice in the legal system is Blood faced with after his encounter with Melody?
(a) Black people will always get a fair trial.
(b) A white person's word will always be believed over a black person's.
(c) White people don't usually break the law.
(d) A black man cannot have sex with a white woman.

3. What does "No Thumbs" Helen specialize in besides turning tricks?
(a) She steals men's wallets.
(b) She can perform certain sex acts in spite of having only four fingers on each hand.
(c) She makes a specialty of sleeping with policemen.
(d) She drugs her tricks so they can't turn her in.

4. Where does Bobby enroll in college?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Tuskegee University.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) University of Indiana.

5. After Blood runs away from her, Melody is in a position to do what Pepper once did to Blood, hence his fear. What is it?
(a) She can falsely accuse him of theft.
(b) She will pretend to get pregnant.
(c) She will work for another pimp.
(d) She can tell on him to his other prositututes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mavis's job?

2. Sweet Jones saves Blood from getting "bested" by which prostitute?

3. One of the reasons Blood is initially captivated by Melody is her race and one of the outcomes of his involvement with her is further social confusion and dislike in Blood's mind. What race is Melody?

4. What is the name of the fictional prostitute that Blood tells Runt about?

5. For how long does Blood go to jail after his conviction on the charges Pepper brings against him?

(see the answer key)

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