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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a job Jones has held?
(a) Night watchman.
(b) Cashier.
(c) Lounge singer.
(d) Mechanic.

2. What does Lutie do when Boots makes his first attempt to seduce her?
(a) Points out that it's getting late.
(b) Asks him to give her some space.
(c) Laughs and goes along.
(d) Begins to cry.

3. How was Mrs. Hedges affected by the fire?
(a) She vowed never to live alone again.
(b) She was badly scarred.
(c) She began having nightmares after her close friend died in the fire.
(d) She became deathly afraid of fire.

4. Who approaches Lutie just as she is about to leave Junto's?
(a) Jim, her husband.
(b) Boots Smith.
(c) Mrs. Hedges.
(d) Bub, her son.

5. What does Jones decide when he sees Lutie's look of triumph as she enters the apartment building after singing at The Casino?
(a) That he can no longer live his life in basements and dark corners.
(b) That he must kick Min out of his apartment.
(c) That he loves her.
(d) That he will have her that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jones calling out in Lutie's nightmare?

2. How might the relationship between Mrs. Chandler and Lutie be described?

3. Why does Jones find so much comfort in the dark basement of the apartment building?

4. Why does everyone stop to hear Lutie sing along with the jukebox?

5. After waking up from her nightmare about Jones and the neighborhood, how does Lutie feel?

(see the answer key)

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