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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 company did Himes work at as a reader?
(a) MCMA.
(b) Universal.
(c) Walt Disney.
(d) Warner Brothers.
2. What does Mrs. Harrison think it is important to keep moving forward?
(a) Integration with the whites.
(b) The civil rights movement.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Education for all.
3. What does Alice tell Jones she doesn't like?
(a) Being refused.
(b) Being hugged.
(c) Being shouted at.
(d) Being talked dirty to.
4. When does the narrator say he can give the man money for the dog?
(a) Monday.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In an hour.
(d) Wednesday.
5. What is slang for a white nigger?
(a) Nighty.
(b) Wigger.
(c) Nig-nog.
(d) Jigger.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Jones say he kisses Alice lightly?
2. What does the narrator say he felt a crazy impulse to do?
3. What did Himes steal from the wealthy elderly couple?
4. What is the name of Himes' favorite brother?
5. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem do Baldwin and Wright have with each other?
2. What does Jones say he thinks of his girlfriend Alice?
3. Why does Jones drive to see Alice at the end of Chapter 9?
4. What problems does Jones encounter with his boss MacDougal?
5. How did Himes start writing?
6. What does Jones observe in the Rest Room restaurant?
7. What was Himes' goal in life?
8. Why does Dr. Harrison say he is proud of black men in this section?
9. Why does Als think Himes' work is important?
10. What problems does Jones have with the white boy?
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