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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: A Degree in Pimping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bobby and his family (biological mother and father) leave Chicago?
(a) Because his mother caught his father stealing from their workplace.
(b) Because his mother caught his father cheating with another woman.
(c) Because his mother was in trouble with her boss.
(d) Because his father was in trouble with the police.

2. Who teaches Blood the sexual tricks he will continue to use later in his pimping career?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Pepper's husband.
(c) Mama.
(d) Weeping Shorty.

3. Prior to abandoning the family, what was the job of Bobby's father at the hotel?
(a) Custodian.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Chef.
(d) Bellhop.

4. According to the psychiatrists, why did Bobby choose to become a pimp?
(a) Watching Steve work.
(b) Henry Upshaw's treatment of his mother.
(c) Head trauma from when his father threw him against the wall.
(d) His subconscious hatred of his mother.

5. In later life, Bobby is told that being a pimp demands a certain personality trait. What is it?
(a) Innate desire to hurt or kill his mother.
(b) Addiction to sexual relations with women.
(c) Natural inclination towards violence.
(d) Disrespect for women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pepper turns the tables on the con Blood attempts and accuses him of what?

2. What is the setting after Blood is released from prison the second time?

3. For how long does Blood go to jail after his conviction on the charges Pepper brings against him?

4. Bobby now has a new street name, Macking Youngblood or "Blood". Who gives Blood this name?

5. At what age does Bobby Beck first venture into the world of cons and life on the streets?

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