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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of peace offering does Lutie offer Bub after slapping him?
(a) Lutie makes Bub a big dinner.
(b) Lutie promises to buy Bub a new pair of shoes.
(c) Lutie scrapes together the money for him to go to a movie and sends him on his way.
(d) Lutie allows Bub to stay up past his bedtime.

2. After returning home from her drive with Boots, what does Lutie discover in her closet?
(a) That her shoes have been scattered about.
(b) That Bub has hung some of his clothes there.
(c) That she has nothing clean to wear.
(d) That her blouse has been crushed and hung in a different spot.

3. How does Bub feel about the school lunches?
(a) He hates the school lunches.
(b) The school lunches are always gone by the time he's ready to eat.
(c) The school lunches are too expensive.
(d) He loves the school lunches.

4. What does Boots invite Lutie to do?
(a) Have free drinks all night long.
(b) Play songs on the jukebox for free.
(c) Audition for a band.
(d) Work as a barmaid at Junto's.

5. Who calls for Boots as he is leaving The Casino?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Junto.
(c) Mrs. Hedges.
(d) An unknown man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes Lutie's fears about Bub's and Lil's relationship?

2. What bit of wisdom did Mrs. Pizzini share with Lutie?

3. What do Mrs. Chandler's mother and her white friends seem to believe about black women?

4. What effect does Lutie have on Jones?

5. From whose point of view is Chapter 5 written?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lutie slaps Bub when she sees him with a shoe shining kit. Why does a shoe shining kit inspire such rage in Lutie?

2. Chapter 4 more clearly depicts Jones' obsession with Lutie. In fact, "she made him more aware of his loneliness that ate into him day and night." How might Lutie's mere appearance open up such a void in Jones?

3. How does Lutie feel after being offered the job of singer in Boots' band? What does she know for sure after the offer?

4. In Chapter 1, what idea does the author hope to represent with the shrinking canary, dog, and woman in Jones' apartment?

5. The author paints Jones as an obsessive character. He snoops around Lutie's apartment fantasizing about her and bothering her possessions. What does this behavior seem to foreshadow?

6. Chapter 2 provides Lutie with a valuable lesson: "Anybody could be rich if he wanted to and worked hard enough and figured it out carefully enough." Still, Lutie is often discouraged by the world around her. How does the external world affect Lutie's internal life?

7. How does Jones's decision to kick Min out after visiting Lutie's apartment reflect his mental instability?

8. After leaving Jim, Lutie never reaches out to him again. How does this single fact reflect Lutie's strength?

9. Describe how Jones and Lutie view one another.

10. Chapter 1 opens with the description of a cold and windy day in New York City. Why might the author have chosen to describe the wind through personification?

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