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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 does Lutie notice about the super as he writes out her receipt?
(a) She recognizes that he has charged her too little.
(b) She recognizes his many gray hairs.
(c) She recognizes that he struggles with writing it.
(d) She recognizes that his hand is shaking terribly.

2. What did the black community do after the stabbing incident?
(a) They contacted the local newspapers to voice their concerns.
(b) They held a memorial service in his honor.
(c) They looted and vandalized the bakery the dead man had stolen bread from in retaliation of the white owner who stabbed the man.
(d) They did nothing, as they knew no action would be taken seriously.

3. What disturbs Lutie about the woman sitting at the open window at the apartment building?
(a) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's laziness.
(b) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's eyes.
(c) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's brashness.
(d) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's voice.

4. Lutie becomes furious when she sees Bub doing what?
(a) Playing with the neighborhood boys.
(b) Smoking cigarettes with Jones.
(c) Holding a shoe shining kit.
(d) Fighing in the street.

5. How do the elderly women in the neighborhood feel about The Junto?
(a) They're indifferent to it.
(b) They hate it.
(c) They think it is an important part of the community.
(d) They love it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lutie ask of Mrs. Pizzini?

2. How does Jones believe getting closer to Bub will serve his interests?

3. Why is Lutie so adamant about moving?

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

5. Where do Lutie and Bub currently live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the stolen purse incident reflect the theme of the book?

2. How does Lutie's grandmother's insistence that the butchers in Harlem use embalming fluid to give their meat a nice fresh color reflect her grandmother's overall view of life?

3. After reading Chapter 5, it is clear what motivates Min. Using the knowledge you've gained about Min, compare her to Lutie. How do the women differ? What characteristics do they share?

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

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

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. What is likely the reason Bub refuses to tell his mother he's afraid of the dark?

8. 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?

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

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

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