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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jones say Alice drives through the city?
(a) As if she wanted to die.
(b) As if she was in labor.
(c) As if she was possessed.
(d) As if something was after her.

2. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?
(a) Race.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Unhappiness.
(d) Love.

3. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

4. How does the narrator describe the color of Alice's hair?
(a) Peroxide blond.
(b) Mousy brown.
(c) Silver feathered.
(d) Coal black.

5. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
(a) Hold their burps.
(b) Pinch their noses.
(c) Pull their ears.
(d) Jump up and down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice tell Jones she doesn't like?

2. Where does the narrator say the rich white folks live?

3. What does Conway say a buddy eats?

4. What thought does Jones say keeps him happy through dinner?

5. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?

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