View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 she's never seen it before.
(d) She says that it is heart medicine.

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

3. 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.

4. Why is Lutie infuriated by Mrs. Hedges' mention of the nice white gentleman, Mr. Junto?
(a) Lutie is disgusted by Mrs. Hedges' line of business.
(b) Lutie knows that Junto and Mrs. Hedges are plotting against her.
(c) Lutie hates when Mrs. Hedges tries to make small talk with her.
(d) Lutie knows that Junto is the reason her singing career did not work out.

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

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

7. 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 through Bub.
(c) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is to ignore her.
(d) He thinks the best way to get to Lutie is to have her kicked out of the apartment building.

8. From what point of view is Chapter 12 written?
(a) From the narrator's.
(b) From Min's.
(c) From Bub's.
(d) From Jones'.

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

10. What does Boots say when Lutie calls him from the payphone?
(a) He tells her he is on his way to get her.
(b) He hangs up the telephone.
(c) He tells her he wants to see her and invites her to his apartment.
(d) He pretends not to know who she is.

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

12. 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 mother's growing frustration.
(c) His need to get away from his mother.
(d) His realization that his father is never coming back.

13. 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 keep all of Lutie's mail.
(c) Jones decides he'll report Lutie for child neglect.
(d) Jones decides that he'll write a letter and pretend it's from Bub's father.

14. How does Bub get out of Miss Rinner's class?
(a) He asks to go to the bathroom.
(b) He storms out of the room without permission.
(c) He claims to have an early dismissal.
(d) He throws a chair.

15. Why does Jones find so much comfort in the dark basement of the apartment building?
(a) He likes the cloak of darkness.
(b) He feels invisible there.
(c) He has spent so much time in similar places.
(d) He likes the silence it offers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Hedges meet Junto?

2. What does Bub plan to do with the money he's earned from the mail scheme?

3. What does Lutie plan to do after the situation with the postal investigators and Bub is resolved?

4. Which statement best describes the relationship between Junto and Boots?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 889 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample