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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What subject did Cheser's mother teach in Georgia?
(a) Music.
(b) History.
(c) Maths.
(d) Science.
2. What country did Himes move to with Lesley Packard?
(a) Britain.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.
3. What does Alice tell Jones he should plead for?
(a) His job.
(b) Her hand.
(c) His family.
(d) His future.
4. Which of his co-workers does Jones talk to Alice about?
(a) Madge.
(b) McBane.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Janice.
5. Where does Jones drop off the white hitchhikers?
(a) The bingo hall.
(b) The casino.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The football stadium.
6. What position does McDougall say he is demoting Jones to?
(a) Mover.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Pipe fitter.
(d) Oil worker.
7. What is slang for a white nigger?
(a) Nighty.
(b) Wigger.
(c) Jigger.
(d) Nig-nog.
8. What did Himes' mother encourage her sons to do so they wouldn't grow flat?
(a) Pinch their noses.
(b) Hold their burps.
(c) Pull their ears.
(d) Jump up and down.
9. Who wrote Native Son?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Elijah Muhammed.
(c) Chester Himes.
(d) Richard Wright.
10. What is the name of Alice's friend?
(a) Edda.
(b) Molly.
(c) Louise.
(d) Stella.
11. What did Himes say was his advantage over the other black convicts?
(a) He had lived outside the south.
(b) He knew how to talk to a white man.
(c) He had learned practical skills.
(d) He knew his own mind.
12. 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.
13. What do the police officers call Jones and Alice?
(a) Niggers.
(b) Uncle Toms.
(c) Coons.
(d) Scum.
14. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?
(a) Love.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Race.
(d) Emotions.
15. Where was Chester Himes in 1953?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Paris.
Short Answer Questions
1. What city did the narrator move to in 1941?
2. Why does Alice say she will not be seeing Jones in the future?
3. What does Jones tell Alice he is desperate for her to understand?
4. Why does Alice hang up on Jones?
5. What is the name of the hero of the Lonely Crusade?
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