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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18, 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jones say in sees in Johnny's eyes?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

2. Where is Madge staying?
(a) A shack.
(b) Her parents' house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Her cousin's house.

3. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) San Francisco.

4. Who does Jones say the white girl is attracted to?
(a) Two black boys.
(b) The barman.
(c) Two sailors.
(d) The pianist.

5. Which of Wright's novels did Baldwin feel threatened by?
(a) Invisible Man.
(b) Go Tell to the Mountain.
(c) Roots.
(d) Native Son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?

3. What do Jones' co-workers joke about in Chapter 15?

4. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?

5. What does Jones say Madge looks like to him?

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