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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jones describe Alice as in Chapter 11?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A police woman.
(d) An academic.

2. Who does Jones drive out to see at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) The white boy.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Alice.
(d) Etta.

3. What does Jones call Madge when she insults him?
(a) A nigger lover.
(b) A cracker bitch.
(c) A white whore.
(d) A slut.

4. What does Jones say he feels has crushed him at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) A steel door.
(b) A truck.
(c) A horse.
(d) A car.

5. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Food.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alice's friend?

2. Who does the narrator say he gets into a battle royal with?

3. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?

4. What is Alice's father's title?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones say the white women treat him?

2. How does Jones act at the party?

3. What is the mood between Alice and Jones as they eat dinner at the restaurant?

4. What do Alice and her friends talk about in this section?

5. Why does Dr. Harrison say he is proud of black men in this section?

6. What problems does Jones have with the white boy?

7. How does Alice react to Jones' bad behavior in the restaurant?

8. What was Himes' goal in life?

9. How does Jones describe his supervisor Kelly?

10. Why did Himes move to Paris?

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