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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. Why is Jones angry with Min after his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?
(a) He catches her going through his personal items.
(b) He knows she is trying to sabotage his relationship with Lutie.
(c) He hates that she never cooks or cleans.
(d) He blames her for letting the dog out, because the dog then jumped on Lutie.

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

3. Which statement best describes Boots' feelings about white people?
(a) He is indifferent to white people.
(b) He loves them.
(c) He hates them passionately.
(d) He admires their business sense.

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

5. What does Jones believe about the cross hanging over Min's bed?
(a) He believes that it stands between him and Lutie.
(b) He believes that it will cause him to die.
(c) He believes that it is encouraging Min to leave him.
(d) He believes that it is evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boots say when Lutie calls him from the payphone?

2. How did white people treat Boots before he began working for Junto?

3. How did Mrs. Hedges meet Junto?

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

5. Who bloodies Bub's nose?

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

2. What does Boots' ultimate decision to obey Junto's request to leave Lutie alone say about his character?

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

4. 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?

5. 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.

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

7. Throughout the book, Mrs. Hedges has been painted as a negative personality by both Jones and Lutie. On the other hand, Min and Junto regard her highly. Which perception would the author like the reader to trust?

8. Explain why Junto and Boots feel that they can discuss Lutie's future and disregard her hopes without her consent.

9. Chapter 15 begins with a description of the sky. As Min looks up, she recalls that last year's skies were far more colorful. How does this contrast in the skies' colors reflect Min's life?

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

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