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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Slim in desperate need of cash after he is released from Leavenworth?
(a) Needs drugs.
(b) Wants a prostitute for the night.
(c) Wants a nice apartment.
(d) Needs the material goods that reestablish his pimp status.

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

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

4. How long does Mama live after Slim is released from jail early?
(a) 12 months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two months.

5. How long is Slim incarcerated in the State Workforce before he realizes he cannot stand being locked up again so soon?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

6. How much is Slim's bond when he is picked up by the police while on the run from the FBI?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $4,000.

7. Since getting off the drugs and moving to Seattle, how does Slim spend more of his time (rather than pimping)?
(a) Reading in bed.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Eating.
(d) Wandering the city aimlessly.

8. Why doesn't Blood flinch when the gunshot nearly hits him?
(a) He didn't hear or see it happen.
(b) He's extremely cool under pressure.
(c) He knows the man wouldn't really shoot him.
(d) He's too drugged to react.

9. How old is Slim when he is released from jail in Pennsylvania?
(a) 34.
(b) 47.
(c) 42.
(d) 52.

10. What does Chris agree to do for Blood at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Work for him.
(c) Find girls for him.
(d) Sleep with him.

11. What three things does Runt bring to Blood the morning she returns to him (after the wire beating)?
(a) Steak, eggs and coffee.
(b) Drugs, food, and a newspaper.
(c) Money, food, and a second prostitute.
(d) Three more prostitutes.

12. What has happened to Pretty Preston since Slim ran away to hide from the FBI?
(a) He died of frostbite.
(b) He lost his job and moved to Las Vegas.
(c) He was shot by Sweet Jones.
(d) He has started pimping again to take over Slim's spot.

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

14. Who testifies against Slim at his federal trial?
(a) Carmen and Runt.
(b) Chris and Carmen.
(c) Runt and Ophelia.
(d) Chris and Leroy.

15. Why does Runt not like Carmen?
(a) Carmen cheated Runt out of a trick.
(b) Runt feels like she's being replaced.
(c) Carmen sleeps with Slim more often.
(d) Runt doesn't like anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. News of whose death finally prompts Slim to give up pimping and drugs forever?

2. When Slim is arrested in Montana, what is the charge?

3. While on the run from the FBI, how does Slim get busted by the police?

4. It is 1958, how old is Slim?

5. What kind of car does Slim buy?

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