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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Blood meet Runt?
(a) 711 Club.
(b) Tropic Nightclub.
(c) Copacabana.
(d) 5th Street Grill.

2. Pepper turns the tables on the con Blood attempts and accuses him of what?
(a) Rape.
(b) Drug dealing.
(c) Trespassing.
(d) Theft.

3. When Runt doesn't return after the wire beating, what does Blood realize about his relationship with Runt?
(a) That he has finally achieved total emotional indifference.
(b) That he cares for her.
(c) That he hates her.
(d) That he's sick of her.

4. Bobby now has a new street name, Macking Youngblood or "Blood". Who gives Blood this name?
(a) Iceberg Slim.
(b) Diamond Cat.
(c) Weeping Shorty.
(d) Golden Jive.

5. Which restaurant is introduced in Chapter 8 that will become a fixture in Runt and Blood's lives?
(a) The Hawk's Nest.
(b) The Haven.
(c) The Caravan.
(d) The Roost.

6. After the beating with the wire, Runt leaves and still has not returned by what time?
(a) Ten p.m.
(b) Seven p.m.
(c) Three a.m.
(d) Seven a.m.

7. Where/How is Bobby's Mama working when he comes home from University?
(a) In a hair salon.
(b) In the home of an old white man.
(c) As a white woman's maid.
(d) As a babysitter.

8. Why can't Blood gets what he needs at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Glass Top is out of town.
(b) Sweet Jones isn't taking visitors.
(c) The neighbors are being too loud.
(d) Runt is already out working.

9. What is Runt doing when Blood returns from Sweet Jones' penthouse at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Drinking heavily.
(b) Crying in the bathroom.
(c) Smoking marijuana.
(d) Sleeping.

10. Who teaches Blood the sexual tricks he will continue to use later in his pimping career?
(a) Mama.
(b) Pepper's husband.
(c) Weeping Shorty.
(d) Pepper.

11. Where does Bobby meet Pepper?
(a) On the street corner near his house.
(b) In a convenience store.
(c) At the parole officer's office.
(d) At Mama's work.

12. Who says (s)he "sees Justice has her eyes blindfolded to hide the dollar bill signs that are there in the place of eyeballs"?
(a) Macking Youngblood.
(b) Mama.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Weeping Shorty.

13. 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.

14. How are Runt and Blood traveling in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) By stowing away on a train.
(b) In Blood's brand new convertible.
(c) By hitchiking.
(d) In Runt's yellow Ford car.

15. After returning home from University, Bobby takes advantage of Mama's frequent absence from home and becomes friends with who?
(a) "Guns" Grisham.
(b) Diamond Tooth Jimmy.
(c) Party Time.
(d) Silver Sal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The failed con with Pepper reinforces what in Blood's mind?

2. Memories of whom begin to haunt Blood as he physically abuses Runt for the first time?

3. Getting started on his first "real" night of pimping with Runt, Blood muses on how he is going to be successful in a white man's world. What does he think will accomplish this?

4. In his last happy memory, young Bobby receives a large tip by a customer. How much is the tip?

5. Party Time gets busted for the con he runs with Bobby, but Bobby doesn't go to jail with him. Why not?

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