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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. Where do Lutie and Bub currently live?
(a) With Lutie's father and his girlfriend, Lil.
(b) With Min and Jones.
(c) In an apartment by themselves.
(d) In Lutie's employer's basement.

2. What does the author reveal about Min in chapter 5 that was previously unknown?
(a) Min hates Jones.
(b) Min may behave timidly, but she is aware of what is going on with Jones.
(c) Min has been working in Mrs. Hedges's house of ill repute.
(d) Min wants to marry Jones.

3. While in Connecticut, what valuable lesson does Lutie learn?
(a) "...Black people will never be rich since it requires too much hard work and planning."
(b) "...Being rich is simple. It does not require much work at all."
(c) "...anybody could be rich if he wanted to and worked hard enough and figured it out carefully enough."
(d) "...Not everyone can be rich. It requires a lot of hard work."

4. After leaving Lutie's apartment, what does Jones intend to do?
(a) Jones intends to kick Min out of his apartment.
(b) Jones intends to do a maintenance check throughout the apartment building.
(c) Jones intends to find Lutie and ask her out on a date.
(d) Jones intends to go to sleep after a long day's work.

5. How does Lutie feel about Mrs. Chandler?
(a) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is an unattractive woman.
(b) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is not very intelligent.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is heavily medicated.
(d) She believes Mrs. Chandler is nice but that she lacks interest in her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does driving his car make Boots feel?

2. What does Lutie assume the super has done to the dog as she leaves the apartment?

3. What type of business does Mrs. Hedges run?

4. As she exists the train on her way to the butcher shop, how does Lutie account for many of her problems?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Lutie secures the job at the Chandlers', but she is unable to share her joy with her husband. Why is this?

2. 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?

3. Chapter 5 introduces the relationship between Mrs. Hedges and Min. How would you describe this relationship? Why does Min finds refuge in Mrs. Hedges?

4. Lutie leaves the butcher shop and is in light spirits. As she walks home, she notices that the women are burdened by marketing bags and on their way home to take care of their families after a long day of work. She also notes that the men lounge around watching the women. How does Lutie feels about this distinction?

5. 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?

6. Jones becomes enraged when he looks at Bub and imagines that the boy resembles his father. Why do you think this is?

7. Chapter 5 is written from Min's point of view. Why has the author chosen to use different narrators?

8. Chapter 1 outlines the dynamics of Lutie's household. Lutie's father's girlfriend, Lil, has Bub lighting her cigarettes and tasting her gin. How does Lil's behavior reflect and amplify Lutie's fears for her son?

9. Why does Lutie refuse to wear the blouse crushed by Jones?

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

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