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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hedges recall when Lutie leaves her apartment?
(a) The message she was supposed to give Lutie.
(b) That Min is alone in the apartment with Jones.
(c) That she has a dish in the oven.
(d) The fire and her life before it.

2. What effect does the cross over Min's bed have on Jones?
(a) It prevents him from throwing Min out.
(b) It prevents him from harming Lutie.
(c) It creates a sense of guilt in him.
(d) It reminds him of past sins.

3. Which character is the first to be introduced?
(a) Lutie.
(b) Lil.
(c) Min.
(d) Bub.

4. What does Lutie recall after waking from her nightmare about Jones and the neighborhood?
(a) Her drive with Boots.
(b) A time when she was not so worried about money.
(c) Living with her husband and not having to worry about men like Jones.
(d) Finding a crowd around a man who had been stabbed to death.

5. What does Boots remind Lutie of?
(a) Of a dog in heat.
(b) Of a cat stalking its prey.
(c) Of a stand-up man.
(d) Of a foolish man with an outrageous dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lutie ask of Mrs. Pizzini?

2. What does Bub contemplate while his mother is gone to sing for the orchestra members at The Casino?

3. What does Boots invite Lutie to do?

4. Where do Lutie and Bub currently live?

5. Which behaviors describe what Jones does in Lutie's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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