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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. What does Mama ask for on her deathbed?
(a) Slim to get married.
(b) Slim's forgiveness.
(c) Slim to help her die.
(d) Slim to give up his pimping lifestyle.

2. How much is Slim's bond when he is picked up by the police while on the run from the FBI?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $4,000.

3. Why does Blood feel the need for a fourth prostitute?
(a) Needs to boost his image still further.
(b) An uneven number is unlucky.
(c) Finds another girl he can't resist.
(d) Enjoys the extra money.

4. What is Mavis's job?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Pimp.

5. What particularly pleases Slim about his escape from State Workforce?
(a) Breathing fresh air.
(b) Having duped white men.
(c) Having access to drugs again.
(d) Being able to find Chris.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. News of whose death finally prompts Slim to give up pimping and drugs forever?

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

5. Where does Slim hide during his escape from the State Workforce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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