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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 relative is newly introduced after Slim's escape from State Workforce?
(a) A cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His uncle.

2. When Sim runs from the FBI, who is the only person who knows where he is going?
(a) Runt.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Sweet Jones.
(d) Chris.

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) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Cocaine.

4. After Mama's death Slim decides on a new path in life. What does he want to do?
(a) Make a positive contribution.
(b) Work for a charity.
(c) Retire.
(d) Teach school.

5. Since getting off the drugs and moving to Seattle, how does Slim spend more of his time (rather than pimping)?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Reading in bed.
(c) Eating.
(d) Wandering the city aimlessly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Slim incarcerated in the State Workforce before he realizes he cannot stand being locked up again so soon?

2. Where is Slim when Pearl Harbor is bombed?

3. Where is Mama living in 1953?

4. How old is Slim when he is released from jail in Pennsylvania?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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