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

2. Blood tells Runt he has another girl working for him in another city so that Runt will do what?
(a) Work harder.
(b) Cling to him.
(c) Accept drugs to cheer herself up.
(d) Be angry.

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

4. How does Slim connive to keep Rachel loyal to him?
(a) Sets traps for her with other pimps.
(b) Forces her to tattoo his name on her.
(c) Gets her addicted to drugs.
(d) Makes her think she has killed someone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Mama live after Slim is released from jail early?

3. Beginning in 1939, how often does Slim get a new car?

4. Who is so impressed with Blood's reaction that he changes Blood's street moniker to "Iceberg Slim"?

5. How much weight has Slim gained since quitting drugs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Blood begin to feel like a real pimp in Chapter 13?

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

7. Slim manages to move past blunt physical trauma to a more elegant finesse when he realizes he's in danger of losing Rachel in Chapter 20. How does Slim employ his psychological genius once again to ensure Rachel's loyalty?

8. While out on bail in Chapter 16, how does Slim show his true colors as a friend to Sweet Jones and why?

9. Slim's life sinks deeper into violence after his jailbreak. How is pimping becoming less exciting and more violent in Chapter 19?

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

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