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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lutie plan to do after the situation with the postal investigators and Bub is resolved?
(a) Move into the basement with Jones.
(b) Throw him a welcome back party.
(c) Move away and get a job working for a family that will allow Bub to live with her in the home.
(d) Punish him for three months.

3. How does Min mark the change in Jones' behavior since Lutie surfaced?
(a) Min thinks that Jones' behavior took a turn for the worse when he got his dog.
(b) Min says that Jones has behaved badly since last winter.
(c) Min says that since Lutie has paid her deposit, Jones has not acted the same.
(d) Min says Jones has behaved badly since Mrs. Hedges denied him access to her apartment.

4. 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 a death in his family.
(c) Junto wants to tell Boots about an upcoming business venture.
(d) Junto wants to tell Boots about his upcoming surgery.

5. Which statement best describes Jones' conclusion about Lutie?
(a) That she is in love with a white man and black men are not good enough for her.
(b) That she is too wrapped up in her son.
(c) That she is not worth all the trouble he's been putting himself through.
(d) It is likely that she is secretly in love with him.

6. What does Bub do that makes him believe he will have to quit the mail scheme?
(a) He gets into a fight.
(b) He is fearful Mrs. Hedges will tell Lutie what he's doing.
(c) He is unable to afford a gift for Lutie.
(d) He lies to an elderly lady without hesitation.

7. What prompts Lutie to recognize the dirt and grime in her apartment?
(a) She knew she was having company.
(b) Her son Bub pointed it out.
(c) Her hopes of leaving the apartment were crushed by Boots' refusal to pay her.
(d) All the apartment's lights were on.

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

9. 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 catches her going through his personal items.
(c) He blames her for letting the dog out, because the dog then jumped on Lutie.
(d) He knows she is trying to sabotage his relationship with Lutie.

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 pretends not to know who she is.
(c) He hangs up the telephone.
(d) He tells her he wants to see her and invites her to his apartment.

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

12. How did Mrs. Hedges meet Junto?
(a) Mrs. Hedges met Junto through her dead father.
(b) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when she was scrounging for food and clothing after the fire.
(c) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when she decided to apply for a job at The Casino.
(d) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when he asked her about the services she provided.

13. Why does Boots want to dodge the draft?
(a) He is a brand new father and doesn't want to leave his son.
(b) He does not condone violence.
(c) He feels he has nothing to fight for.
(d) He is an only child and his mother cannot bear the thought of losing him.

14. What conflicting impulses does Lutie experience after hearing Junto's stipulations about the money?
(a) She wants to laugh and cry at once.
(b) She wants to a hum a tune and kill a man at the same time.
(c) She wants to both run away from and be consoled by Boots.
(d) She wants to be with both Junto and Boots.

15. What has Mrs. Hedges determined about her life since the fire?
(a) That friends are the most important things in the world.
(b) That life is too valuable to be wasted.
(c) That she will always be alone.
(d) That she has been given too many burdens to carry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bloodies Bub's nose?

2. What does Jones ask Min to do for him after seeing the postman?

3. How does Bub react to Jones' proposal for making some extra money?

4. How do the rooms in Jones' house feel without Min?

5. Which adjective best describes Boots' apartment building?

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