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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Runt doesn't return after the wire beating, what does Blood realize about his relationship with Runt?
(a) That he's sick of her.
(b) That he has finally achieved total emotional indifference.
(c) That he cares for her.
(d) That he hates her.

2. Pepper turns the tables on the con Blood attempts and accuses him of what?
(a) Trespassing.
(b) Theft.
(c) Drug dealing.
(d) Rape.

3. What is the time span of Chapter 7?
(a) One work week.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) One "working" day.
(d) Three hours.

4. What is Chris's former profession?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) School teacher.
(c) She has never worked.
(d) Brothel owner.

5. At what age does Bobby Beck first venture into the world of cons and life on the streets?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

6. What are the primary enticements for Blood in the life and career of a pimp?
(a) Power and women.
(b) Sex and easy money.
(c) Easy living and waking up late.
(d) Power and easy money.

7. At what age does Bobby graduate high school?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

8. Who says (s)he "sees Justice has her eyes blindfolded to hide the dollar bill signs that are there in the place of eyeballs"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Weeping Shorty.
(d) Macking Youngblood.

9. How does Blood's attitude towards white society change after his encounter with Melody?
(a) Mistrust turns to acceptance.
(b) Abhorrence turns to reliance.
(c) Delight turns to fear.
(d) Fear turns to delight.

10. How does what happens to Oscar affect Bobby's later actions in prison?
(a) He befriends the warden so he can be released early.
(b) He talks to the warden to escape solitary confinement.
(c) He openly admits his drug addiction in hopes of going to rehab.
(d) He refuses to eat in the cafeteria.

11. For how long does Blood go to jail after his conviction on the charges Pepper brings against him?
(a) 24 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 36 months.
(d) 6 months.

12. Why can't Blood gets what he needs at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Sweet Jones isn't taking visitors.
(b) The neighbors are being too loud.
(c) Runt is already out working.
(d) Glass Top is out of town.

13. What is the total time lapse of Chapter 6?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) One day.

14. Where/How is Bobby's Mama working when he comes home from University?
(a) In the home of an old white man.
(b) In a hair salon.
(c) As a white woman's maid.
(d) As a babysitter.

15. After Pepper gets Blood sent to jail on false charges, Blood takes advantage of a different kind of education. What does Blood learn in jail?
(a) Getting started as a successful drug dealer.
(b) All the tips and tricks of a successful pimp.
(c) How to con a rich man.
(d) What he could have done at University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Getting started on his first "real" night of pimping with Runt, Blood muses on how he is going to be successful in a white man's world. What does he think will accomplish this?

2. What is Runt doing when Blood returns from Sweet Jones' penthouse at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. Before sending Runt out for her first night of work for him, what does Blood tell her?

4. What was Pretty Preston's career before Sweet Jones double-crossed him?

5. What happens within hours of Runt and Blood's arrival in the Chapter 5 setting?

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