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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. How long does Slim spend in detox in Seattle?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five days.

2. What year is it when Slim is released from Leavenworth?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1948.

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. Where is Slim when Pearl Harbor is bombed?
(a) Getting high with Glass Top in his hotel room.
(b) At the Roost.
(c) Sweet Jones' penthouse.
(d) Laying in bed with Runt.

5. Where is Mama living in 1953?
(a) California.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Slim "lose" his fourth prostitute?

2. What would be the likely ending to Slim's pimping lifestyle?

3. What particularly pleases Slim about his escape from State Workforce?

4. Who helps Slim in his escape from the State Workforce?

5. What three things does Runt bring to Blood the morning she returns to him (after the wire beating)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. How is Slim working and spending his days now that he's off the drugs and living in Seattle in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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