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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. What thought does Jones say keeps him happy through dinner?
(a) Killing the white boy.
(b) Picking up his paycheck.
(c) Going back to a warm house.
(d) Sleeping with Alice.

2. In which state was Himes born?
(a) New York.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Mississippi.

3. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He knew his own mind.
(b) He had lived outside the south.
(c) He had learned practical skills.
(d) He knew how to talk to a white man.

4. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) The bingo hall.
(c) The casino.
(d) The football stadium.

5. What is the name of the woman the supervisor directs the narrator to?
(a) Petra.
(b) Anna.
(c) Madge.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?

2. What was the name of the shipyard the narrator worked at?

3. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?

4. What people does the narrator say were sent away?

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

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