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

3. What does Bub plan to do with the money he's earned from the mail scheme?
(a) Go see a movie.
(b) Buy Lutie a gift.
(c) Do some grocery shopping for the house.
(d) Buy himself a new pair of shoes.

4. How was Mrs. Hedges affected by the fire?
(a) She became deathly afraid of fire.
(b) She began having nightmares after her close friend died in the fire.
(c) She was badly scarred.
(d) She vowed never to live alone again.

5. What does Min decide to do about her miserable life with Jones?
(a) Min decides to try harder to make the relationship work.
(b) Min decides to leave Jones without telling him anything.
(c) Min decides to go see The Prophet, David.
(d) Min decides to have an affair.

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

7. Why wasn't Mrs. Hedges arrested when Jones reported her activities to the police?
(a) The police viewed Jones as a crazy man who was making false allegations.
(b) Because Mrs. Hedges was thought to be too old to run a whorehouse.
(c) The police did not have enough evidence to make an arrest.
(d) Because of her connections to Junto.

8. 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 rejoice that the hoodlum is gone.
(d) They experience a sense of loss, a sense of defeat.

9. Why does Mrs. Hedges refuse Junto's advances?
(a) She doesn't believe that Junto is sincere.
(b) She doesn't want him to see her body.
(c) She thinks he's too young for her.
(d) She's not attracted to Junto.

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

11. Who does Lutie decide to ask for $200.00?
(a) Boots.
(b) Mrs. Hedges.
(c) Junto.
(d) Jim.

12. What has been an effect of Lutie's hysterical fear?
(a) The fear has made her long for her husband.
(b) The fear has pushed her away from Bub.
(c) The fear has made her afraid to go outside of her house.
(d) The fear made her see things that don't exist and feel things that aren't there.

13. What can the reader conclude is the profession of a pushcart man?
(a) A pushcart man sells junk.
(b) A pushcart man tells people where they can find housing.
(c) A pushcart man helps people move items from one place to another.
(d) A pushcart man sells hot food.

14. How do the rooms in Jones' house feel without Min?
(a) Confining.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Deserted.
(d) Melancholy.

15. What does Lutie read in the newspaper on the train one evening on her way home from work?
(a) Countless grocery coupons.
(b) An obituary for her father.
(c) News of the Chandlers' bankruptcy.
(d) A job ad for train singers.