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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 the reader able to gather from Jones' disjointed thoughts as he rages about his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?
(a) Jones is mentally unstable.
(b) Jones is on medication.
(c) Jones never graduated from high school.
(d) Jones is an artist.

2. After waking up from her nightmare about Jones and the neighborhood, how does Lutie feel?
(a) She feels trapped.
(b) She feels determined to go through with the end of her marriage.
(c) She feels defeated.
(d) She feels a new resolve to move Bub into a better neighborhood.

3. What did Jones tell the police about Mrs. Hedges?
(a) He told them that she was a drug dealer.
(b) He told them that she had kidnapped a neighborhood child.
(c) He told them that she had killed a woman.
(d) He told them that she was running a house of ill repute.

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

5. How does Min explain the vial of scarlet liquid to Jones?
(a) She says that it's a supplement from the root doctor.
(b) She says that it is nail polish remover.
(c) She says that it is heart medicine.
(d) She says that she's never seen it before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lutie visit Junto's?

2. Which best describes Lutie's fears about Bub's and Lil's relationship?

3. What effect does the cross over Min's bed have on Jones?

4. What does Boots hand the motorcycle policeman when he is pulled over?

5. Which statement best describes Jones's emotions?

(see the answer key)

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