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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before marrying a rich man, what was Pepper doing?
(a) Drug dealing.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Hair styling.
(d) Modeling.

2. For their first "formal" meeting, how does Glass Top introduce Blood to Sweet Jones?
(a) As his nephew.
(b) With a joke.
(c) As his son.
(d) From his car.

3. How old is Bobby when he is molested for the first time?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 7 months old.
(d) 3 months old.

4. Memories of whom begin to haunt Blood as he physically abuses Runt for the first time?
(a) Henry Upshaw.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Steve.
(d) Mama.

5. Who introduces professional pimping into Blood's life?
(a) Weeping Shorty.
(b) Golden Jive.
(c) Diamond Cat.
(d) Iceberg Slim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blood tell himself when Runt leaves and doesn't return after he beats her with the wire?

2. Why did Bobby and his family (biological mother and father) leave Chicago?

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

4. Which restaurant is introduced in Chapter 8 that will become a fixture in Runt and Blood's lives?

5. What new bar does Blood go to in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bobby accepts the invitation to attend Tuskegee University initially and only leaves when kicked out for bad behavior. How is Bobby's decision to attend college indicative of his frame of mind at this age?

2. Did Blood's "pep talk" (beating) at the end of Chapter 6 have an effect on Runt in Chapter 7?

3. Many characters come and go in the story without being given names, even if they play a reasonably memorable role for the author (like the banker with the big tip in Chapter 1). However, in Chapter 9, Silas plays a singularly minor role and yet is given a name and place in the story. What significance could be attributed to this?

4. How does Blood's experience with Pepper instill in him a desire for money?

5. Another good name for Chapter 2 might be "Down a Dark Alley." What are three ways in which this name would be appropriate?

6. What is the essence of the "cop and blow" scheme in Chapter 10?

7. How does Blood show his courage and psychological insight in his dealings with Sweet Jones in Chapter 6?

8. Blood gets up on his second day in Chicago and immediately gets high before going out for the night in Chapter 7. How does this sequence of events foreshadow a potential for backfire in Blood's plan to befriend Glass Top to get to Sweet Jones?

9. How does Party Time protect Bobby in Chapter 2, and why?

10. In what two ways does Pepper influence Blood?

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