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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jules visits Maureen in Dearborn, he informs her that he is moving where?
(a) Houston.
(b) Canada.
(c) Dearborn.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Why does Jules get out of the car that he had ridden in?
(a) The car catches fire.
(b) It crashes into a building.
(c) The driver tries to kidnap him.
(d) The streets are too full of people to drive through.

3. What does Samson do for Jules?
(a) Buys him a car.
(b) Helps him get Nadine back.
(c) Loans him money.
(d) Gives him a job.

4. What is Maureen beginning to be able to do in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) She can walk and feed herself.
(b) She can read and write again.
(c) She can hear the voices and sounds in the house.
(d) She is fully recovered.

5. After her marriage to Jim, why doesn't Maureen want any contact with her family?
(a) She wants the part of her life she associates with them to be over.
(b) She doesn't want Joe to know how poor her family is.
(c) Joe doesn't allow her to have any contact with them.
(d) She is afraid of becoming involved with their criminal activities.

6. Who offers Jules a ride while he is meandering the streets?
(a) Vera and Marcia.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Mort and his friends.
(d) Some kids from Kentucky.

7. How does Jules feel about Nadine when they reunite?
(a) He stays with her because he is lonely.
(b) He is still in love with her.
(c) He is interested in her because she is a challenge.
(d) He doesn't have any deep feelings for her.

8. Where does Jules think he may have found a promising career?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Houston.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Detroit.

9. What happens to Jules as a result of his idea to make money?
(a) He contracts a serious infection.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He contracts a sexually transmitted disease.
(d) His vision is severely and permanently impaired.

10. Why does Jim find himself attracted to Maureen?
(a) She is more attractive than his wife.
(b) He craves something new.
(c) She is young.
(d) She is from a different social class.

11. How does Loretta's attitude change when she finds out that Jim is married?
(a) She pretends to be pleased, but is secretly disappointed in Maureen.
(b) She disapproves, but doesn't want to get involved.
(c) She admires Maureen for her courage.
(d) She calls Maureen a whore, and kicks her out.

12. What does Loretta blame for the disconnect between herself and her children?
(a) She blames her children for not bonding with her more.
(b) She blames the Negroes for giving them false ideals.
(c) She blames herself for not spending enough time with them.
(d) She thinks she had someone else's children.

13. Where do Jules and Nadine go after becoming reacquainted?
(a) To a restaurant.
(b) To Texas.
(c) On vacation.
(d) To a hotel.

14. What is Jim's family life like?
(a) He is single and has no children.
(b) He is not married, but has children.
(c) He is married, and has children.
(d) He is married, but has no children.

15. How do Maureen and Loretta feel about black people?
(a) They think they are at the root of all the city's problems.
(b) They detest them.
(c) They feel that they should have equality.
(d) They don't care, because they don't know any black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing Jim to reevaluate his situation with his wife and family?

2. With whom is Jules living in Chapter 6 of the third book?

3. What does Maureen do at the University of Detroit?

4. What does Jules encourage Maureen to do when he visits her in Dearborn?

5. Loretta is determined to adopt an air of possessing what quality while at the shelter?

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