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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. How does the narrator describe the shape of Alice's face?

2. Why does Alice say she will not be seeing Jones in the future?

3. What word best describes what Jones thinks about Mr. Harrison?

4. What does the narrator say he doesn't have to marry?

5. What book do Leighton and the girls talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Jones have with Leighton?

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

3. What does Himes say is the new variety of Uncle Toming?

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

5. Why does Jones decide not to kill the white boy?

6. How does Alice startle both the police and Jones when the police stop them for speeding?

7. What does Jones observe in the Rest Room restaurant?

8. How does Jones act at the party?

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

10. What does Jones dream about the police in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the war affect how people thought of black people in America? How much did it contribute to the racial revolution over the next 30 years?

Essay Topic 2

How was Himes brought up and how was his upbringing different to many other African American writers during that time? How did Himes' upbringing affect his writings?

Essay Topic 3

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

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