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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Glass Top provide for Sweet Jones, other pimps, and eventually Blood?
(a) Tips on the local police.
(b) Women to work for them.
(c) Gambling tips.
(d) Drugs.

3. How long does Bobby spend in Reformatory?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 10 months.

4. Blood and Runt leave Milwaukee and go where to begin their new lives?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Chicago.

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

6. Who is Chris's husband?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Lance.
(c) Carl.
(d) Leroy.

7. 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) Steal three of his prostitutes.
(b) Stab him in the back.
(c) Shoot him in the head.
(d) Steal his car.

8. Who does Blood decide can get him a positive introduction to Sweet Jones so he can get what he wants from him?
(a) Glass Top.
(b) The owner of the Roost.
(c) Runt.
(d) Poison.

9. Who gives Bobby the IQ test confirming his genius level IQ?
(a) The warden.
(b) Mama.
(c) His parole officer.
(d) Pepper.

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

11. How does Blood's attitude towards white society change after his encounter with Melody?
(a) Fear turns to delight.
(b) Delight turns to fear.
(c) Abhorrence turns to reliance.
(d) Mistrust turns to acceptance.

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

13. What does Blood do first upon waking up in Chapter 7?
(a) Eat breakfast.
(b) Get high.
(c) Abuse Runt.
(d) Get drunk.

14. What does Bobby's biological father want to do with him as a baby?
(a) Take him to the police station.
(b) Leave him at the hotel.
(c) Use him to make money.
(d) Leave him on the steps of the Catholic Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pimps earn wages by psychological manipulation, but do NOT do what?

2. What does Runt complain about to Blood when he returns from Sweet Jones' house and discovers she hasn't left to start working?

3. Who is Pretty Preston?

4. How does Blood know the things he knows about Sweet Jones (like his essential motivation)?

5. Where has Runt recently come from when she first meets Blood?

(see the answer keys)

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