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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reassures Easy in Chapter 2 that if he should get a bad feeling about Albright, he will help to fix the situation?
(a) Joppy.
(b) Zeppo.
(c) Benny Giacomo.
(d) Frank Green.

2. What is Dupree’s last name said to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Ball.
(b) Benson.
(c) Bouchard.
(d) Boone.

3. How does Daphne’s accent change after the discovery of her murdered friend in Chapter 13?
(a) It becomes Spanish.
(b) It becomes Russian.
(c) It becomes southern.
(d) It becomes German.

4. Easy recalls in Chapter 14 that the first time his inner voice spoke to him during the war, it suggested that he kill a sniper with what?
(a) A flame thrower.
(b) A grenade.
(c) His bare hands.
(d) His bayonet.

5. What does Easy note Mr. Albright is wearing when he arrives at his office in Chapter 3?
(a) A pair of old suspenders.
(b) A gun and holster.
(c) A red Panama hat.
(d) A black leather jacket.

6. Junior and Easy discuss which mayoral candidate who suddenly dropped from the race in Chapter 4?
(a) Huey Barnes.
(b) Matthew Teran.
(c) Richard McGee.
(d) Benny Giacomo.

7. Which of the two policemen that approach Easy in Chapter 10 is described as “my height and three times my girth”?
(a) Moore.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Mason.
(d) Miller.

8. How much money does Mr. Albright give to Easy in Chapter 15?
(a) $240.
(b) $100.
(c) $175.
(d) $40.

9. What does Easy use to pick up a clue by the dead man in Chapter 13?
(a) Leather gloves.
(b) A dirty t-shirt.
(c) Plastic gloves.
(d) His handkerchief.

10. Which of the guards at Mr. Albright’s office is described as dark-skinned, like an East Indian, in Chapter 3?
(a) Manny.
(b) Shariff.
(c) Zeppo.
(d) Ernest.

11. Which of the policemen punches Easy in the gut and handcuffs him when he resists accompanying them to the police station in Chapter 10?
(a) Moore.
(b) Miller.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Mason.

12. About how old is Daphne described as being in Chapter 13?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

13. When asked where he was at 5 a.m. by the police in Chapter 10, Easy responds that he escorted which drunken friend home from a nightclub?
(a) Peter.
(b) Clifton.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mouse.

14. How much money does Coretta make Easy promise to give her as a reward when he finds the white woman he’s searching for in Chapter 6?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $100.
(d) $75.

15. Most the customers at Joppy’s bar work in what profession?
(a) They are news reporters.
(b) They are mill workers.
(c) They are butchers.
(d) They are lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy that Matthew Teran keeps is described as being from where in Chapter 11?

2. The policemen who interrogate Easy in Chapter 10 ask where he was at five in the morning on what day?

3. Why is Easy unhappy about going to Santa Monica at night in Chapter 8?

4. Mr. Albright asks for Easy’s help in locating a white woman who frequents what establishments in Easy’s L.A. neighborhood?

5. What does the voice in Easy’s head respond when he considers running like Odell suggested in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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