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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boots say when Lutie calls him from the payphone?
(a) He tells her he is on his way to get her.
(b) He pretends not to know who she is.
(c) He hangs up the telephone.
(d) He tells her he wants to see her and invites her to his apartment.

2. How does Min feel after visiting the root doctor?
(a) She realizes the root doctor was a fool and is ashamed to have believed in him.
(b) She has a new determination.
(c) She is sad to be home again.
(d) She is hopeful that Jones will change.

3. Why does Min think Jones kicked her in her bottom?
(a) Jones thinks Min is stupid and can't get anything right.
(b) Jones doesn't like the way Min looks as compared to Lutie.
(c) Jones is angry about his job.
(d) Jones is an evil man.

4. What was Boots' life like before he met Junto?
(a) He was a homeless piano player who worked for food in places he despised.
(b) He was a star athlete.
(c) He was a member of the United States Army.
(d) He was a student at the local college.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that Lutie and Bub live alone, what is her biggest fear about leaving her son without supervision?

2. What is Lutie's reaction to Boots' apparent attempts to charm her for a second time?

3. What does the author reveal about Min in chapter 5 that was previously unknown?

4. What does Lutie fantasize about while standing outside the super's apartment?

5. What does Mrs. Hedges tell Jones about Min's whereabouts after Min has been seen with the pushcart man?

(see the answer key)

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