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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 Johnny threaten to do if Johnny ever comes around his house again?

2. What does Jones talk to his friends about in Chapter 13?

3. How does Jones say he takes the power away from Madge?

4. What does Jones say Madge looks like to him?

5. What does Don give Jones?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones takes the power away from Madge in Chapter 15?

2. How does Jones think marriage to Alice will change him?

3. What does Jones tell Alice about his fears in Chapter 19?

4. What does Jones think about when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 18?

5. Why does Jones decide to kill Stoddart in Chapter 21?

6. How does Jones finds himself at the San Pedro precinct in Chapter 21?

7. Summarize the novel.

8. What are Alice's thoughts on segregation?

9. What is Jones' mood when he wakes up?

10. Describe the confrontation between Jones and Stoddart in this section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jones' problem with Leighton? What kind of person would a white man have to be for Jones to like him?

Essay Topic 2

What does Jones mean by becoming a real man? What obstacles are in Jones' way to achieve this dream and how can he overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

What is Leighton's opinions on the Negro problem? What does Jones think about his opinions? What would people think about Leighton's opinions today?

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