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

2. After leaving the butcher shop, what does Lutie notice about the men who are watching the women carry their marketing bags?
(a) The men seem eager to help the women with their burdens.
(b) The men seem unimpressed by the women's strength.
(c) The men seem concerned about unemployment.
(d) The men seem carefree as they watch the women who have returned from work and still have responsibilities in their own homes.

3. Why does Min's visit to David go so well?
(a) She enjoys the smell of the root doctor's dwellings.
(b) She has never had anyone to really listen to her and David does this.
(c) She is able to rest her feet.
(d) She thinks David is very handsome and asks him on a date.

4. What worries Lutie about Boots' driving?
(a) He is driving without his glasses.
(b) He is a slow driver.
(c) He is driving in the rain.
(d) He is a risky driver.

5. Where is Boots' band scheduled to perform?
(a) The library.
(b) The Casino.
(c) The Junto.
(d) The Hilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lutie feel about Mrs. Chandler?

2. What does Boots hand the motorcycle policeman when he is pulled over?

3. Who approaches Lutie just as she is about to leave Junto's?

4. What does Lutie do when Boots tries to put his arm around her waist as he prepares to leave her?

5. What does Lutie notice about Jones' apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. While riding with Boots, Lutie comes to the conclusion that it would be better to be born with no brain than to understand everything you cannot reach. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

5. Boots treats Lutie as if she were prey. Does Lutie behaves as prey? Explain.

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

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

8. Who does Lutie hold responsible for the end of her marriage?

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

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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