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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. Getting started on his first "real" night of pimping with Runt, Blood muses on how he is going to be successful in a white man's world. What does he think will accomplish this?
(a) Control of women.
(b) Enough money.
(c) Bribing the police.
(d) Respect of his fellow pimps.

2. Where has Runt recently come from when she first meets Blood?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Chicago.

3. Why doesn't Chris want to talk to Blood?
(a) She thinks Blood is ugly.
(b) She hates pimps.
(c) She is afraid of Blood.
(d) She is afraid her husband will get jealous.

4. At what age does Bobby graduate high school?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

5. Who is the first and last positive, stable and loving person in Bobby's early life?
(a) Steve.
(b) Henry Upshaw.
(c) Maude.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Blood decide can get him a positive introduction to Sweet Jones so he can get what he wants from him?

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

3. Before sending Runt out for her first night of work for him, what does Blood tell her?

4. What is Bobby's grade average upon graduation?

5. Which restaurant is introduced in Chapter 8 that will become a fixture in Runt and Blood's lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Diamond Tooth Jimmy and Party Time (Chapter 2), Weeping Shorty (Chapter 3), Poison, Sweet Jones, Glass Top and Pretty Preston are all street names for pimps and other characters of the underworld that Blood inhabits. What are some other professions that prefer or require nicknames for their operatives and why?

2. In spite of having worked as a pimp for less than a full day in Chicago, Blood nevertheless provides Runt with a full set of "rules for whoring" in the neighborhood. Why does he do this and where would he have gotten these rules?

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

4. Like many of the chapters, the title of Chapter 6, "Drilling for Oil" may have multiple meanings. What are two possible interpretations of the "Oil" that Slim is drilling for?

5. Apart from a beating, what does Sweet Jones provide for Blood during their first meeting?

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

7. What are two ways in which the Melody incident is haunting for Blood in Chapter 7?

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

9. Who are the first pimps and prostitutes in young Bobby's life and how is his encounter with them a generally positive experience?

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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