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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On her way up the steps to her apartment, who does Lutie see?
(a) Jones and Min.
(b) Bub and a few of his friends.
(c) Boots.
(d) Mary, one of Mrs. Hedges' girls, and a sailor.

2. Why does Mrs. Hedges refuse Junto's advances?
(a) She doesn't want him to see her body.
(b) She thinks he's too young for her.
(c) She's not attracted to Junto.
(d) She doesn't believe that Junto is sincere.

3. Why does Jones find so much comfort in the dark basement of the apartment building?
(a) He likes the silence it offers.
(b) He likes the cloak of darkness.
(c) He feels invisible there.
(d) He has spent so much time in similar places.

4. What has Mrs. Hedges determined about her life since the fire?
(a) That she will always be alone.
(b) That friends are the most important things in the world.
(c) That life is too valuable to be wasted.
(d) That she has been given too many burdens to carry.

5. What did the black community do after the stabbing incident?
(a) They did nothing, as they knew no action would be taken seriously.
(b) They contacted the local newspapers to voice their concerns.
(c) They held a memorial service in his honor.
(d) They looted and vandalized the bakery the dead man had stolen bread from in retaliation of the white owner who stabbed the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terrible event did Lutie witness on Christmas Day at the Chandlers'?

2. What do Mrs. Chandler's mother and her white friends seem to believe about black women?

3. After returning home from her drive with Boots, what does Lutie discover in her closet?

4. What effect does Lutie have on Jones?

5. What allows Jones to conclude that Min will return home?

(see the answer key)

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