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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 does Lutie respond to Junto's stipulations about the money?
(a) She accepts his offer.
(b) She yells at Boots to get Junto out of the apartment.
(c) She storms out of the apartment.
(d) She begins to cry hysterically.

2. Why does Lutie find herself scolding Bub after she returns from The Casino in Chapter 13?
(a) She's upset over Boots' new disinterest in her.
(b) She is worried about the money they're spending.
(c) She cannot explain the sudden urge to scold her son.
(d) She's angry at him for being a sissy about the dark.

3. What idea for making money does Jones present to Bub?
(a) He tells Bub he can make money from the police by monitoring mail.
(b) He tells Bub that he needs help figuring out a way to propose to Lutie.
(c) He tells Bub he can make some extra money for his mom by delivering the neighbor's mail.
(d) He tells Bub that he wants to hire him as his assistant.

4. What does Jones believe will make him "go to pieces"?
(a) He believes he will go to pieces without Min.
(b) He believes he will go to pieces if he continues to see crosses all around him.
(c) He believes he will go to pieces if Mrs. Hedges doesn't let him in her apartment.
(d) He believes he will go to pieces if Lutie refuses to be with him.

5. Which statement best describes the relationship between Junto and Boots?
(a) Junto is responsible for Boots' lifestyle and can easily take it away.
(b) Junto and Boots are best friends.
(c) Boots resents Junto's success.
(d) Junto uses Boots to achieve credibility in the neighborhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reader able to gather from Jones' disjointed thoughts as he rages about his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Crosse tell Lutie after hearing her sing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What likely drew Junto to Mrs. Hedges?

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

3. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

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. 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?

6. Chapter 18 ends tragically when Lutie repeatedly strikes Boots in the head with a candlestick. What does the author intend for Boots to represent? Why does Lutie feel compelled to strike him so many times?

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

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

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

10. Though Min has left Jones at the end of Chapter 15, she still has thoughts of her inadequacy. What does her insinuating conversation with the pushcart man lead the reader to believe?

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