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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louie do when he hears his sentence?

2. What is the name of the bar Piri and Brew go to?

3. What reminds Piri of Trina?

4. How does Ricardo claim he is related to Piri?

5. Where does Trina go to in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tragedy occurs when Piri returns to New York?

2. What work does Piri find in Section 7?

3. How does Piri become addicted to heroin?

4. What does Piri think the girl who rubbed against him on the train said to her friends?

5. Describe Piri's routine at Sing Sing prison?

6. How does Piri feel about Trina marrying another man?

7. What do Piri and his family say to each other the next morning?

8. How does Piri get off heroin?

9. What problems does Gerald say he has being part Negro?

10. How do Brew and Piri ensure a job for themselves on a ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems have mixed relationships caused in the past? Why were people so against mixed relationships? Is part of the attraction between Piri and Betty the antagonism they know their relationship will cause?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it important for Piri to have a good reputation? What do the students think Piri's life in New York would have been like if he did not have a good reputation? Was joining a gang or group is the only way to get a good reputation as a teenager in New York?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Piri's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Piri's style give to his story?

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