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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jones ask Min to do for him after seeing the postman?
(a) Make dessert.
(b) Get a mailbox key made for him.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Sleep with him.

2. How do Boots and Junto view Lutie?
(a) As an extremely talented singer with a bright future.
(b) As a gold-digger who is after their money.
(c) As a fool woman who thinks her singng career will actually get her someplace.
(d) As an object to be possessed.

3. How did white people treat Boots before he began working for Junto?
(a) They treated Boots well.
(b) They treated Boots like an animal.
(c) They treated Boots like he was an idiot.
(d) They treated Boots as their equal.

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

5. Upon seeing the postman, what plan does Jones concoct?
(a) Jones decides that he'll convince Bub to steal mail from the mailboxes.
(b) Jones decides that he'll write a letter and pretend it's from Bub's father.
(c) Jones decides that he'll keep all of Lutie's mail.
(d) Jones decides he'll report Lutie for child neglect.

6. 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 stands between him and Lutie.
(c) He believes that it will cause him to die.
(d) He believes that it is evil.

7. Why does Junto want to see Boots before he leaves the club with Lutie?
(a) Junto wants to tell Boots to keep his hands off Lutie.
(b) Junto wants to tell Boots about his upcoming surgery.
(c) Junto wants to tell Boots about an upcoming business venture.
(d) Junto wants to tell Boots about a death in his family.

8. What impression is Lutie left with after she explains her predicament to Boots and leaves his apartment building?
(a) That Boots is a snake.
(b) That she may like Boots after all.
(c) That Boots has agreed to help her way too easily.
(d) That Boots is going to do something illegal in order to help her.

9. On what conditions does Junto agree to give Lutie the money?
(a) If she agrees to go on a date with Boots.
(b) If she agrees to sing at The Casino for free.
(c) If she promises to pay it back in a timely fashion.
(d) If she agrees to be nice to Junto.

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

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

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

13. 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 an artist.
(b) Jones is mentally unstable.
(c) Jones never graduated from high school.
(d) Jones is on medication.

14. What leads Bub to tell Jones he's ready to make some extra money?
(a) His desire for a new pair of shoes.
(b) His realization that his father is never coming back.
(c) His need to get away from his mother.
(d) His mother's growing frustration.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boots decide against killing Jubilee?

2. What does Jones believe will make him "go to pieces"?

3. How does Boots reconcile his decision to let Junto have his way with Lutie?

4. What ultimate decision does Boots make about Lutie after meeting with Junto?

5. What does Mrs. Hedges recall when Lutie leaves her apartment?

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