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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beginning in 1939, how often does Slim get a new car?

2. Who is so impressed with Blood's reaction that he changes Blood's street moniker to "Iceberg Slim"?

3. What does Mama ask for on her deathbed?

4. What has happened to Pretty Preston since Slim ran away to hide from the FBI?

5. What kind of car does Slim buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Slim working and spending his days now that he's off the drugs and living in Seattle in Chapter 21?

2. Why does Blood begin to feel like a real pimp in Chapter 13?

3. How does the Chapter 22 title "Dawn" reflect the evolution of Slim's life at this stage?

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

5. While out on bail in Chapter 16, how does Slim show his true colors as a friend to Sweet Jones and why?

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why does Leroy's arrest drive Chris to work for Blood?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the World War II years, Sweet Jones makes the prediction that pimping will become tougher because women will now have more ways to make money legitimately. This is an entirely personal viewpoint, somewhat jaded by the nature of his business but, in fact, Sweet is right. How does the work environment change for women in World War II? What effect does this have on prostitution?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, Bobby Beck's father suggests to his mother that they should leave Bobby on the steps of the Catholic church since they cannot afford him. Given the childhood violence Beck is exposed to and life that Beck subsequently leads, would this perhaps have been a better alternative leading to a better life? Consider what the upbringing of a black boy in a 1920's Catholic orphanage would have been like, the damage (or lack of) Beck/Blood/Slim inflicted on those around him and the ultimate result of his decisions and life path.

Essay Topic 3

The following statement appears at the very beginning of the book "Pimp: The Story of My Life": "This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are use fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental." How does this statement affect the value of the story in your estimation?

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