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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Pretty Preston?
(a) A high class pimp.
(b) A former prostitute.
(c) A local store owner.
(d) A former customer at the shoe shine store.

2. Who identifies Poison for Blood?
(a) Runt.
(b) Pretty Boy Junior.
(c) Sweet Jones.
(d) Pretty Preston.

3. Chapter 3 describes Blood's participation in a con against Pepper which ultimately backfires. What is the original objective of the con?
(a) Rape.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Theft.

4. What does Blood do in reaction to Runt's story about her night of work (back in Chapter 8)?
(a) Sends her back out to work.
(b) Beats her.
(c) Takes care of her.
(d) Pays off the police.

5. 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) Runt is already out working.
(d) The neighbors are being too loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Bobby spend in Reformatory?

2. Bobby now has a new street name, Macking Youngblood or "Blood". Who gives Blood this name?

3. Where does Blood meet Runt?

4. What was Pretty Preston's career before Sweet Jones double-crossed him?

5. Why doesn't Chris want to talk to Blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the IQ test Blood receives from his parole officer change his life in Chapter 3?

2. Another good name for Chapter 2 might be "Down a Dark Alley." What are three ways in which this name would be appropriate?

3. How is Pretty Preston used as a foil for Sweet Jones?

4. Besides giving him his first street name, how does Weeping Shorty influence Blood's career as a pimp?

5. What is the essence of the "cop and blow" scheme in Chapter 10?

6. How does the incident with Melody provide a metaphor for Blood's relationship with and attitude towards the white world?

7. How does it speak to Blood's salesmanship that he is able to score Runt as his own working girl after such a short period of time?

8. How does Pretty Preston reveal his true colors in Chapter 6?

9. How does Blood show his courage and psychological insight in his dealings with Sweet Jones in Chapter 6?

10. At the end of Chapter 5, when Blood beats Runt for the first time, he begins to have flashbacks to his childhood and Mama. What insight do these flashbacks provide to Blood's life and personality?

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