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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. Why is Iceberg Slim's, or "Slim's," coke habit a secret?
(a) He thinks it doesn't fit his image.
(b) He doesn't want Runt to know.
(c) It may be perceived as a weakness.
(d) He doesn't want to get arrested.

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

3. 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) Wants a prostitute for the night.
(d) Needs drugs.

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

5. Who does Slim team up with to execute his plan after getting out of Leavenworth?
(a) Runt.
(b) Red Eye.
(c) Chris.
(d) Mavis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Blood his breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. Where does Slim go after he "loses" Helen?

3. After leaving Leavenworth, Slim returns to Chicago. What is his first plan?

4. What year is it when Slim is released from Leavenworth?

5. What is the name of the fictional prostitute that Blood tells Runt about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leroy's arrest drive Chris to work for Blood?

2. What prompts Runt to work harder after her return in Chapter 12?

3. Twice in Chapter 19, Slim turns to family for help. To whom does he go and for what?

4. Slim's story about the State Workforce seems a little light on truth in Chapter 18. What are some elements that seem perhaps questionable?

5. How does Slim's reliance on drugs catch up with him in the end of chapter 15?

6. What consequences to others does Slim fail to consider before or mention after his escape in Chapter 18?

7. Why is image, represented by material things, so important to a pimp?

8. How does his mother's death in Chapter 22 affect Slim's life?

9. How has Leroy been spending his years when Slim runs across him again in prison?

10. Mavis is a female drug dealer and one of the few women in the story who is not a prostitute. How does Mavis being female make her an appropriate target for Slim's robbery attempt in Chapter 17?

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