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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. When Slim is arrested in Montana, what is the charge?
(a) Having a woman in his hotel room he is not married to.
(b) Pimping.
(c) Indecent exposure.
(d) Being drunk in public.

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

3. What does "No Thumbs" Helen specialize in besides turning tricks?
(a) She drugs her tricks so they can't turn her in.
(b) She can perform certain sex acts in spite of having only four fingers on each hand.
(c) She makes a specialty of sleeping with policemen.
(d) She steals men's wallets.

4. News of whose death finally prompts Slim to give up pimping and drugs forever?
(a) Sweet Jones.
(b) Party Time.
(c) Glass Top.
(d) Chris.

5. Where does Slim go after he "loses" Helen?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1953 Slim receives a letter from Mama saying what?

2. How long is Slim's prison sentence after being found guilty on the federal charges?

3. Where is Slim arrested again after his escape from State Workforce?

4. Why doesn't Blood flinch when the gunshot nearly hits him?

5. Sim is convicted on charges of escaping and sentenced to how long in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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