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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lutie respond to Junto's stipulations about the money?
(a) She storms out of the apartment.
(b) She begins to cry hysterically.
(c) She yells at Boots to get Junto out of the apartment.
(d) She accepts his offer.

2. What does Jones believe will make him "go to pieces"?
(a) He believes he will go to pieces if Lutie refuses to be with him.
(b) He believes he will go to pieces without Min.
(c) He believes he will go to pieces if Mrs. Hedges doesn't let him in her apartment.
(d) He believes he will go to pieces if he continues to see crosses all around him.

3. How does Boots reconcile his decision to let Junto have his way with Lutie?
(a) He thinks Junto deserves some happiness.
(b) He doesn't think Lutie is worth losing his lifestyle over.
(c) He is afraid of Junto.
(d) He is not really attracted to Lutie.

4. 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) Boots resents Junto's success.
(d) Junto and Boots are best friends.

5. How does Bub react to Jones' proposal for making some extra money?
(a) He says he has to ask his mother before committing to anything.
(b) He promises to sleep on it and get back to Jones the next day.
(c) He's happy to help and agrees to begin immediately.
(d) He's uncomfortable with it and says he's not interested.

6. Why is Jones angry with Min after his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?
(a) He hates that she never cooks or cleans.
(b) He knows she is trying to sabotage his relationship with Lutie.
(c) He catches her going through his personal items.
(d) He blames her for letting the dog out, because the dog then jumped on Lutie.

7. Which statement best describes Boots' feelings about white people?
(a) He loves them.
(b) He admires their business sense.
(c) He is indifferent to white people.
(d) He hates them passionately.

8. How did Junto react to Mrs. Hedges eating chicken out of a trashcan?
(a) He grabbed the chicken out of her hand and told her to have some respect for herself.
(b) He called her a dirty old woman.
(c) He asked her to help him collect bottles and cans and told her he would pay her for her work.
(d) He laughed at her and pointed her out to his friends.

9. How does Miss Rinner feel about her students and their families?
(a) She's fond of them.
(b) She can easily identify with them.
(c) She's disgusted and scared of them.
(d) She's supportive of their struggles.

10. How do the neighborhood people feel when Bub is taken away by the postal investigators?
(a) They are indifferent to his departure.
(b) They wonder about his fate.
(c) They experience a sense of loss, a sense of defeat.
(d) They rejoice that the hoodlum is gone.

11. According to Min, how does last winter's sky compare to this winter's sky?
(a) Last winter's sky was thick with pollution and this winter's sky is a piercing blue.
(b) Last winter's sky was a blur of clouds and this winter's sky is clear.
(c) Last winter's sky was a beautiful mix of blue and pink and this winter's sky is gray and sullen.
(d) Last winter's sky was filled with flying birds and this winter's sky doesn't hold a single bird.

12. What does Jones conclude about the best way to get to Lutie?
(a) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is to ignore her.
(b) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is to ruin her singing career.
(c) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is through Bub.
(d) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is to have her kicked out of the apartment building.

13. Who is the white man that's interested in Lutie?
(a) Mr. Chandler.
(b) One of Mrs. Hedges' gentlemen.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Junto.

14. How do the women in the street treat Jones?
(a) They wave and ask him to walk them home.
(b) They holler at him to get himself together.
(c) They smile at his presence.
(d) They don't pay any attention to him.

15. What does Jones believe about the cross hanging over Min's bed?
(a) He believes that it will cause him to die.
(b) He believes that it is evil.
(c) He believes that it is encouraging Min to leave him.
(d) He believes that it stands between him and Lutie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Min describe her lonely bed?

2. Why does Jones find so much comfort in the dark basement of the apartment building?

3. Why does Boots want to dodge the draft?

4. On what conditions does Junto agree to give Lutie the money?

5. Why does Lutie find herself scolding Bub after she returns from The Casino in Chapter 13?

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