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

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

3. Where does Slim go with No Thumbs Helen?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Montana.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Chicago.

4. What does Chris agree to do for Blood at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Sleep with him.
(b) Work for him.
(c) Find girls for him.
(d) Marry him.

5. After leaving Leavenworth, Slim returns to Chicago. What is his first plan?
(a) To find a new set of prostitutes.
(b) To clean up his life.
(c) To find Sweet Jones.
(d) To rob someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sim runs from the FBI, who is the only person who knows where he is going?

2. Since getting off the drugs and moving to Seattle, how does Slim spend more of his time (rather than pimping)?

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

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

5. While on the run from the FBI, Slim feels he needs a new drug. What drug does he think will calm his nerves?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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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