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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. How long is Slim incarcerated in the State Workforce before he realizes he cannot stand being locked up again so soon?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three months.

2. When Slim is arrested in Montana, what is the charge?
(a) Indecent exposure.
(b) Having a woman in his hotel room he is not married to.
(c) Pimping.
(d) Being drunk in public.

3. Why is Slim in desperate need of cash after he is released from Leavenworth?
(a) Needs the material goods that reestablish his pimp status.
(b) Wants a prostitute for the night.
(c) Needs drugs.
(d) Wants a nice apartment.

4. In 1953 Slim receives a letter from Mama saying what?
(a) Slim has a brother.
(b) She has remarried.
(c) She is deathly ill.
(d) She never wants to see Slim again.

5. What year is it when Slim is released from Leavenworth?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is 1958, how old is Slim?

2. Why does Slim "lose" his fourth prostitute?

3. What does Slim pretend to be to pull off his post-Leavenworth money-making plan?

4. When does Chris come to see Slim while he's on the run from the FBI?

5. Where does Slim hide during his escape from the State Workforce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Slim has two near-murder experiences in Chapter 20. Who does he nearly kill, how and why doesn't he?

2. How does Slim's reliance on drugs catch up with him in the end of chapter 15?

3. Slim manages to move past blunt physical trauma to a more elegant finesse when he realizes he's in danger of losing Rachel in Chapter 20. How does Slim employ his psychological genius once again to ensure Rachel's loyalty?

4. Slim finally feels like he is totally alone when he is released from Leavenworth in Chapter 16 and discovers Chris has married and had a baby. Is his reaction to this information purely selfish or is it possible that he has himself contemplated marrying Chris and is jealous of her ability to establish love and stability for herself?

5. Slim's story about the State Workforce seems a little light on truth in Chapter 18. What are some elements that seem perhaps questionable?

6. What prompts Runt to work harder after her return in Chapter 12?

7. How does his mother's death in Chapter 22 affect Slim's life?

8. What consequences to others does Slim fail to consider before or mention after his escape in Chapter 18?

9. Why is Chris one of the few people who knows that Slim is addicted to cocaine in Chapter 13?

10. How has Leroy been spending his years when Slim runs across him again in prison?

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