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

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

3. Why wasn't Mrs. Hedges arrested when Jones reported her activities to the police?
(a) Because of her connections to Junto.
(b) The police viewed Jones as a crazy man who was making false allegations.
(c) Because Mrs. Hedges was thought to be too old to run a whorehouse.
(d) The police did not have enough evidence to make an arrest.

4. What has been an effect of Lutie's hysterical fear?
(a) The fear has pushed her away from Bub.
(b) The fear has made her long for her husband.
(c) The fear has made her afraid to go outside of her house.
(d) The fear made her see things that don't exist and feel things that aren't there.

5. What does Mrs. Hedges recall when Lutie leaves her apartment?
(a) The message she was supposed to give Lutie.
(b) The fire and her life before it.
(c) That she has a dish in the oven.
(d) That Min is alone in the apartment with Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hedges tell Jones that he has growing on him?

2. How does Lutie respond to Junto's stipulations about the money?

3. What does Lutie read in the newspaper on the train one evening on her way home from work?

4. Why is Lutie infuriated by Mrs. Hedges' mention of the nice white gentleman, Mr. Junto?

5. How do the rooms in Jones' house feel without Min?

Short Essay Questions

1. What likely drew Junto to Mrs. Hedges?

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. At the close of Chapter 17, Lutie is desperate to escape the silence that seems to escape her. Throughout the book, Lutie seeks refuge from silence. Why does silence represent such a problem for Lutie?

4. How does Bub's initial refusal to participate in the mail scheme reflect his character and his mother's expectations?

5. Unfortunately, Bub's demise can be directly tied to Lutie. Despite her many attempts to keep Bub safe, she is actually the bait used to trap him. What message is the author trying to reveal with this fact?

6. In Chapter 17, Lutie is going to visit Bub at the Children's Shelter. The day is dark and grim. How has the author used the weather to supplement the telling of this story? How does the author's decision to use weather to supplement a story's telling impact the reader?

7. Why does Jones think that Min is standing between him and Lutie? Is this assumption reasonable? Explain.

8. It is both Lutie's presence and her absence that allows Jones to get a hold of Bub. Explain how this is possible.

9. Why does Junto refusal to fight in the war?

10. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

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