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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fictional prostitute that Blood tells Runt about?

2. When does Chris come to see Slim while he's on the run from the FBI?

3. Who testifies against Slim at his federal trial?

4. After leaving Leavenworth, Slim returns to Chicago. What is his first plan?

5. Where is Slim held after being picked up by the police while on the run from the FBI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Slim has two near-murder experiences in Chapter 20. Who does he nearly kill, how and why doesn't he?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and comment on the irony in the fact that when Slim is released from Leavenworth, he has lost everything and everyone in his life except Mama, the person who, in his mind, drove him into the life he now leads.

Essay Topic 2

In the World War II years, Sweet Jones makes the prediction that pimping will become tougher because women will now have more ways to make money legitimately. This is an entirely personal viewpoint, somewhat jaded by the nature of his business but, in fact, Sweet is right. How does the work environment change for women in World War II? What effect does this have on prostitution?

Essay Topic 3

Opinion: Like many of the Harlem Renaissance writers of youth, Iceberg Slim resorts to street vernacular and slang not just for the character dialogue in his book, but for his own first person account. In your opinion what contribution does this make to the book? Does it emphasize the gritty reality of the book? Does it make Slim just sound illiterate? Does it make the book easy or difficult to read? Does it contribute to the atmosphere of the book? Does it seem necessary?

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