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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jones tell the police about Mrs. Hedges?
(a) He told them that she had kidnapped a neighborhood child.
(b) He told them that she was running a house of ill repute.
(c) He told them that she was a drug dealer.
(d) He told them that she had killed a woman.

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

3. How does Lutie feel once arriving home from singing for the orchestra at The Casino?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Angry.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Triumphant.

4. What does Miss Rinner associate the school's smell with?
(a) Her favorite pastime.
(b) Her late uncle.
(c) Her past.
(d) The smell of colored people.

5. What type of business does Mrs. Hedges run?
(a) A bootleg liquor operation.
(b) A whorehouse.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A daycare.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the elderly women in the neighborhood feel about The Junto?

2. What does Lutie do when Boots makes his first attempt to seduce her?

3. Which statement does the author use to describe the Chandlers' view of Lutie?

4. Which statement best describes Boots' feelings about white people?

5. How did Junto react to Mrs. Hedges eating chicken out of a trashcan?

(see the answer key)

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