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

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

3. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?
(a) Education for all.
(b) Segregation.
(c) The civil rights movement.
(d) Integration with the whites.

4. Why does Jones say he kisses Alice lightly?
(a) To make her smile.
(b) To show he loves her.
(c) To keep her guessing.
(d) So not to muss her make up.

5. How was Chester's brother blinded?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) In a factory accident.
(c) In a science experiment.
(d) In a fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?

2. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?

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

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

5. What company did Himes work at as a reader?

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