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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 the first of Slim's working girls to leave him?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Chris.
(c) Fay.
(d) Runt.

2. While on the run from the FBI, Slim feels he needs a new drug. What drug does he think will calm his nerves?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Heroin.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mavis's job?

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

4. What does "No Thumbs" Helen specialize in besides turning tricks?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Slim meets his biological father again in Chapter 14, what difference becomes clear between his father's treatment and his mother's treatment in Slim's decision to become a pimp?

3. What does the sewer in the chapter 15 title refer to?

4. Why is Chris one of the few people who knows that Slim is addicted to cocaine in Chapter 13?

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

6. Slim has two near-murder experiences in Chapter 20. Who does he nearly kill, how and why doesn't he?

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

8. Slim finally feels like he is totally alone when he is released from Leavenworth in Chapter 16 and discovers Chris has married and had a baby. Is his reaction to this information purely selfish or is it possible that he has himself contemplated marrying Chris and is jealous of her ability to establish love and stability for herself?

9. How does the Chapter 22 title "Dawn" reflect the evolution of Slim's life at this stage?

10. How does the relationship between Chris and Slim evolve during the 1940's in Chapter 14?

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