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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice introduce Leighton as?

2. Who does Mr. Harrison say the Negro air fighters are intimidating in war?

3. What is a tacker?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jones say he thinks of his girlfriend Alice?

2. How did Himes start writing?

3. What do Alice and Jones talk about at the end of Chapter 11?

4. How does Mrs. Harrison think the black should deal with the white people?

5. How does Jones prepare to kill the white boy?

6. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

7. Why does Jones drive to see Alice at the end of Chapter 9?

8. What does Jones feel like when he leaves Alice's house?

9. What problems does Jones encounter with his boss MacDougal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has racism oppressed Jones? What would Jones' life be like if his life had not been oppressed by racism?

Essay Topic 2

What are the meanings of Jones' dreams? What meaning do the dreams bring to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of life were black people leading in 1940s America? Choose one of the black characters in the book and discuss how that character symbolizes the changes occurring in forties America?

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