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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Slim "lose" his fourth prostitute?
(a) She runs away to be a dancer.
(b) She's too ugly to bring in much money.
(c) She's too reckless to be safe.
(d) She's too possessive.

2. After Mama's death Slim decides on a new path in life. What does he want to do?
(a) Make a positive contribution.
(b) Work for a charity.
(c) Teach school.
(d) Retire.

3. When does Chris come to see Slim while he's on the run from the FBI?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Epiphany.

4. What kind of car does Slim buy?
(a) 1937 Freestyle.
(b) 1939 Hog.
(c) 1938 Cadillac.
(d) 1939 Gremlin.

5. While on the run from the FBI, how does Slim get busted by the police?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Buying drugs.
(c) Trying to pick up a new prostitute.
(d) Stealing a car.

6. Who is so impressed with Blood's reaction that he changes Blood's street moniker to "Iceberg Slim"?
(a) Sweet Jones.
(b) Pretty Preston.
(c) Glass Top.
(d) Runt.

7. What would be the likely ending to Slim's pimping lifestyle?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Death on the streets.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Death in jail.

8. How much weight has Slim gained since quitting drugs?
(a) Not an ounce.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 78 pounds
(d) 25 pounds.

9. In 1953 Slim receives a letter from Mama saying what?
(a) She has remarried.
(b) Slim has a brother.
(c) She is deathly ill.
(d) She never wants to see Slim again.

10. Who helps Slim in his escape from the State Workforce?
(a) His young cellmate.
(b) The warden.
(c) Red Eye.
(d) Mavis.

11. Where does Slim escape to from the State Workforce?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Montana.

12. Which of Slim's relatives reappears briefly in Chapter 14?
(a) Henry Upshaw.
(b) Steve.
(c) Mama.
(d) His biological father.

13. When Sim runs from the FBI, who is the only person who knows where he is going?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Runt.
(c) Chris.
(d) Sweet Jones.

14. How long does Rachel work for Slim?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 13 years.

15. What allows Slim to release his resentment of women?
(a) Old age.
(b) Forgiving Mama.
(c) Chris's return.
(d) Runt's apology letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first of Slim's working girls to leave him?

2. What has happened to Pretty Preston since Slim ran away to hide from the FBI?

3. Where is Mama living in 1953?

4. Why is Iceberg Slim's, or "Slim's," coke habit a secret?

5. How long is Slim incarcerated in the State Workforce before he realizes he cannot stand being locked up again so soon?

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