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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. How did Junto react to Mrs. Hedges eating chicken out of a trashcan?
(a) He asked her to help him collect bottles and cans and told her he would pay her for her work.
(b) He grabbed the chicken out of her hand and told her to have some respect for herself.
(c) He laughed at her and pointed her out to his friends.
(d) He called her a dirty old woman.

2. What does Mrs. Hedges tell Jones that he has growing on him?
(a) Anger.
(b) Mold.
(c) Wildness.
(d) Fear.

3. What ultimate decision does Boots make about Lutie after meeting with Junto?
(a) Boots decides to ask Lutie to marry him.
(b) Boots decides that he will not pay Lutie for singing and that he'll try to convince her to show Junto some interest.
(c) Boots decides that Lutie is not the best singer he's ever heard.
(d) Boots decides that he is in love with Lutie and cannot live without her.

4. What leads Bub to tell Jones he's ready to make some extra money?
(a) His need to get away from his mother.
(b) His realization that his father is never coming back.
(c) His desire for a new pair of shoes.
(d) His mother's growing frustration.

5. How does Bub react to Jones' proposal for making some extra money?
(a) He promises to sleep on it and get back to Jones the next day.
(b) He's happy to help and agrees to begin immediately.
(c) He says he has to ask his mother before committing to anything.
(d) He's uncomfortable with it and says he's not interested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jones interact with the men on the street?

2. What does Mrs. Hedges recall when Lutie leaves her apartment?

3. Why does Mrs. Hedges refuse Junto's advances?

4. How does Min describe her lonely bed?

5. Why does Boots decide against killing Jubilee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jones is under the impression that Lutie would not have reacted so negatively to his advances if Min had not let the dog out. Is this an accurate assumption on Jones' part? Explain.

2. In Chapter 16, Bub is taken into custody by the post-office investigators. How does this fact impact Lutie's feelings about The Street?

3. In Chapter 13, Lutie is yet again propositioned. She's presented with the opportunity to receive free singing lessons if she'd just allow Mr. Crosse to see her a couple of times a week. Lutie refuses. What drives Lutie's determination not to exchange her body for personal advancement?

4. Boots hesitates before conceding to Junto's request that Lutie be left alone. What might that slight hesitation suggest?

5. Describe Jones' inability to own any responsibility for the nature of his relationship with Lutie.

6. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

7. Does the author's decision to write Chapter 12 from Jones's point of view impacted the readers' impression of the character?

8. What likely explains Lutie's decision to stop discussing money with Bub (made in Chapter 13)?

9. Describe the significance of the money Lutie steals from Boots in Chapter 18.

10. Jones realizes that Min has left in Chapter 16. He notes how empty his apartment feels and is especially disturbed by the absence of the table. Why is Jones' reaction ironic?

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