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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Black Boy kill Marie with?
(a) A screw driver.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A shiv.
(d) An axe.

2. How did Himes injure himself at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?
(a) He walked through a glass door.
(b) He stepped in front of a taxi.
(c) He fell down an elevator shaft.
(d) He got beaten up.

3. What does the narrator say a feeling settles in his stomach like?
(a) Maggots.
(b) A coiled snake.
(c) A Jack-in-the-box.
(d) Butterfly wings.

4. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?
(a) Mover.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Oil worker.
(d) Pipe fitter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Himes' father teach at the Lincoln Institute?

2. What was Himes' position at the Wade Park Manor Hotel?

3. What part of New York did Himes' two fictional policeman come from?

4. What is the name of the hero of Native Son?

5. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?

(see the answer key)

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