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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 231 - 271 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack lose his job at the shoe shop?
(a) He is not needed.
(b) He steals merchandise.
(c) He is a bad employee.
(d) The shop goes out of business.

2. Why is Jack embarrassed when a woman gives him a plate of food at a church?
(a) She thinks he is homeless.
(b) She treats like like a child.
(c) She thinks he is someone else.
(d) He is not embarrassed.

3. What does Hutchins tell Jack to do for Della?
(a) Be with her.
(b) Take her out.
(c) Follow her to Memphis.
(d) Leave her be.

4. Who does Della say she will speak to about Jack?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her cousins.

5. Why does Delia want to meet Jack?
(a) To tell him to stay away from Della.
(b) To give him money.
(c) To get him to marry Della.
(d) To date him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lorraine?

2. What does Della want for Jack?

3. What does Jack get mistaken for outside a church?

4. Who is Samuel Hutchins?

5. Why is someone upset with Jack at the beginning of the novel?

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