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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the reporter describe the man who was stabbed to death?
(a) He describes him as "desperate and lonely."
(b) Despite his slim figure, he describes him as a "burly negro."
(c) He describes him a "handsome fellow."
(d) He describes him a "clean cut business man."

2. Why hasn't Lutie divorced Jim?
(a) She does not believe in divorce.
(b) She can't find the time to file the paperwork.
(c) She can't afford it.
(d) She still loves him.

3. Lutie becomes furious when she sees Bub doing what?
(a) Holding a shoe shining kit.
(b) Playing with the neighborhood boys.
(c) Fighing in the street.
(d) Smoking cigarettes with Jones.

4. According to Granny, how do the meats in the butcher shop keep their fresh color?
(a) She says that the butchers use food coloring.
(b) She says that butchers in Harlem use embalming fluid to give the meat a nice fresh color.
(c) She says that the butchers only display the freshest meat.
(d) She says that the butchers freeze the meat nightly.

5. Where does Lutie head after Mrs. Hedges has made her proposition?
(a) The Chandlers'.
(b) The movies.
(c) Jones' apartment.
(d) Junto's Bar and Grill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of advice does Mrs. Hedges offer Min?

2. What does Jones see in the bedroom that stops him in his tracks?

3. What type of business does Mrs. Hedges run?

4. What does Lutie contemplate on the bus ride home after she has spent the evening with Boots?

5. What saves Lutie from Boots' first exhibition of his sexual intentions?

(see the answer key)

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