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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Boots behave on the ride home after Lutie has sung for the orchestra members at The Casino?
(a) Distracted.
(b) Interested.
(c) Amused.
(d) Irritated.

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

3. After returning home from her drive with Boots, what does Lutie discover in her closet?
(a) That her shoes have been scattered about.
(b) That she has nothing clean to wear.
(c) That her blouse has been crushed and hung in a different spot.
(d) That Bub has hung some of his clothes there.

4. What does Lutie do when Boots tries to put his arm around her waist as he prepares to leave her?
(a) Pushes him away violently.
(b) Throws her head back and laughs.
(c) Allows him to pull her close.
(d) Smiles and tells him goodnight.

5. What type of advice does Mrs. Hedges offer Min?
(a) Mrs. Hedges tells Min to go see The Prophet David who is a root doctor.
(b) Mrs. Hedges tells Min to come work for her.
(c) Mrs. Hedges promises that things will get better with time.
(d) Mrs. Hedges tells Min to leave Jones.

6. Which best describes Lutie's fears about Bub's and Lil's relationship?
(a) Lutie fears Bub will develop a taste for the cigarettes and gin Lil gives him.
(b) Lutie fears that Bub will cause her father and Lil to break up.
(c) Lutie fears Bub will not learn to smoke cigarettes properly.
(d) Lutie fears Bub will fall in love with Lil.

7. On her way up the steps to her apartment, who does Lutie see?
(a) Boots.
(b) Jones and Min.
(c) Bub and a few of his friends.
(d) Mary, one of Mrs. Hedges' girls, and a sailor.

8. What has Lutie heard about Jim since leaving him at her former apartment?
(a) That he has left town.
(b) That he had been in a terrible car accident.
(c) That he had been trying to contact her.
(d) That he and his mistress married.

9. What does Lutie assume the super has done to the dog as she leaves the apartment?
(a) Lutie assumes the super let the dog out to use the bathroom.
(b) Lutie assumes the super kicked the dog again as he did when Lutie first rang his doorbell.
(c) Lutie assumes the super goes to feed the dog.
(d) Lutie assumes the super begins playing with the dog.

10. Which choice best illustrates the setting of the book?
(a) Brooklyn on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.
(b) New York City on a stormy night in November of 1944.
(c) New York City on a hot and humid day in June of 1944.
(d) New York City on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.

11. 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 was running a house of ill repute.
(c) He told them that she had kidnapped a neighborhood child.
(d) He told them that she had killed a woman.

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

13. What does Boots invite Lutie to do?
(a) Work as a barmaid at Junto's.
(b) Audition for a band.
(c) Have free drinks all night long.
(d) Play songs on the jukebox for free.

14. How does Jones feel about Mrs. Hedges?
(a) He likes her more than anyone in the neighborhood.
(b) He strongly dislikes her.
(c) He thinks she's a valuable member of the community.
(d) He doesn't pay much attention to her.

15. How does the author describe The Junto?
(a) Almost as if it's alive.
(b) Without many concrete references.
(c) As if it were the setting in a dream.
(d) Without color or feeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does driving his car make Boots feel?

2. Why does the author choose to use animals to represent the neighborhood people in Lutie's nightmare?

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

4. How does Min feel about Mrs. Hedges?

5. Why does Min's visit to David go so well?

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