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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. How old is Slim a the end of Chapter 19?
2. Which of Slim's relatives reappears briefly in Chapter 14?
3. What does Mama ask for on her deathbed?
4. Who besides Glass Top and the other dealers know about Slim's coke addiction?
5. Where does Slim escape to from the State Workforce?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. While out on bail in Chapter 16, how does Slim show his true colors as a friend to Sweet Jones and why?
3. Why does Leroy's arrest drive Chris to work for Blood?
4. Why does Blood begin to feel like a real pimp in Chapter 13?
5. 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?
6. How does his mother's death in Chapter 22 affect Slim's life?
7. How does the Chapter 22 title "Dawn" reflect the evolution of Slim's life at this stage?
8. How does Slim's reliance on drugs catch up with him in the end of chapter 15?
9. Why is Chris one of the few people who knows that Slim is addicted to cocaine in Chapter 13?
10. Why is image, represented by material things, so important to a pimp?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nature versus Nurture. Bobby Beck's choices as Macking Youngblood and Iceberg Slim can be described as a result of an unfortunate and violent childhood, bad environment and bad parenting/role modeling. Instead of following the example of Henry Upshaw, a man he loved and wanted to be like, Beck chose to follow the example of Steve and the pimps of the Chicago underworld. Is Beck's path in life inevitable given his resentment of women, his violent handling by his father and his available options as a black man in a white, segregated world? Identify key choice points for Beck at various points in his life and his perceived alternatives.
Essay Topic 2
Prostitution is described as an almost wholly negative experience in the book "Pimp: The Story of My Life." Certainly those that worked for Slim didn't enjoy life all that often. However, there are many prostitutes (and non-prostitutes) who defend their line of work and demand decriminalization of the sex-trade (particularly to give them the legal status to avoid falling victim to their own pimps). Research the various arguments for and against legalizing prostitution and develop your own arguments for or against it.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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