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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 Jones ask Min to do for him after seeing the postman?
(a) Get a mailbox key made for him.
(b) Make dessert.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Sleep with him.

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

3. Why does everyone stop to hear Lutie sing along with the jukebox?
(a) She invites them over with her warm presence.
(b) She sounds terrible.
(c) Her voice relays a message that the lyrics are unable to convey.
(d) She's singing their favorite song.

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

5. From what point of view is Chapter 12 written?
(a) From Bub's.
(b) From Jones'.
(c) From the narrator's.
(d) From Min's.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the story begins, what is Lutie looking at?

2. Why does Junto want to see Boots before he leaves the club with Lutie?

3. Why does Lutie visit Junto's?

4. Which describes the sequence of events that occurred after Lutie's father moved in with her family?

5. What is Lutie determined to do when the interaction between Boots and the motorcycle policeman is over?

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