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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lutie determined to do when the interaction between Boots and the motorcycle policeman is over?
(a) Get out of the car.
(b) Get home to Bub as soon as possible.
(c) Ask Boots for some money.
(d) Use Boots Smith to launch her singing career.

2. Which statement best describes the relationship between Junto and Boots?
(a) Junto uses Boots to achieve credibility in the neighborhood.
(b) Junto is responsible for Boots' lifestyle and can easily take it away.
(c) Junto and Boots are best friends.
(d) Boots resents Junto's success.

3. Why does Lutie find herself scolding Bub after she returns from The Casino in Chapter 13?
(a) She's upset over Boots' new disinterest in her.
(b) She cannot explain the sudden urge to scold her son.
(c) She's angry at him for being a sissy about the dark.
(d) She is worried about the money they're spending.

4. Why does Lutie drop the subject of the draft when she knows Boots is lying?
(a) The topic seems to irritate Boots.
(b) She realizes that she is hungry and asks Boots to take her for a bite to eat.
(c) She's really not interested.
(d) Boots asks her why she asks so many questions.

5. Why is Lutie so adamant about moving?
(a) Lutie wants to get Bub away from Lil who drinks and smokes.
(b) Bub has been accepted to a new school.
(c) She hates her neighborhood.
(d) Lutie has just received a raise and wants a bigger place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the women in the street treat Jones?

3. Which literary element does the author use to give the wind its power?

4. What does Jones conclude about the best way to get to Lutie?

5. What prompts Lutie to recognize the dirt and grime in her apartment?

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