View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama ask for on her deathbed?
(a) Slim to get married.
(b) Slim to give up his pimping lifestyle.
(c) Slim to help her die.
(d) Slim's forgiveness.

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

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

4. Where does Blood nearly get shot in the head?
(a) Outside his hotel.
(b) The Haven.
(c) In his car.
(d) The Roost.

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

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

7. Why does Blood feel the need for a fourth prostitute?
(a) Finds another girl he can't resist.
(b) Enjoys the extra money.
(c) Needs to boost his image still further.
(d) An uneven number is unlucky.

8. Sim is convicted on charges of escaping and sentenced to how long in prison?
(a) Six months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 18 months.

9. What particularly pleases Slim about his escape from State Workforce?
(a) Breathing fresh air.
(b) Having duped white men.
(c) Having access to drugs again.
(d) Being able to find Chris.

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

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

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

13. After leaving Leavenworth, Slim returns to Chicago. What is his first plan?
(a) To find a new set of prostitutes.
(b) To clean up his life.
(c) To find Sweet Jones.
(d) To rob someone.

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

15. What is the name of Blood's second prostitute?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Chris.
(c) Nellie.
(d) Ophelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Slim's relatives reappears briefly in Chapter 14?

2. Blood tells Runt he has another girl working for him in another city so that Runt will do what?

3. How long does Slim spend in detox in Seattle?

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

5. When Sim runs from the FBI, who is the only person who knows where he is going?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 471 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample