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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mrs. Hedges once embarrass Jones?
(a) By telling the neighborhood a private detail about him.
(b) By calling him unattractive.
(c) By pointing out the lowly nature of his job.
(d) By announcing that he could talk to her through the window rather than coming inside her apartment.

2. What do Mrs. Chandler's mother and her white friends seem to believe about black women?
(a) They seem to think that black women are hard workers who take great care of their families.
(b) They seem to think that black women are promiscuous and that white men sexually desire them.
(c) They seem to think that black women are lazy and fail to complete the tasks assigned to them.
(d) They seem to think black women are trustworthy and deserve better pay.

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

4. What effect does Lutie have on Jones?
(a) She makes him see the importance of having a wife.
(b) She makes him more aware of his lonliness.
(c) She makes him long for home.
(d) She makes him realize he doesn't love Min.

5. How does Lutie feel about Mrs. Chandler?
(a) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is heavily medicated.
(b) She believes Mrs. Chandler is nice but that she lacks interest in her family.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is not very intelligent.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is an unattractive woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which behaviors describe what Jones does in Lutie's apartment?

2. What allows Jones to conclude that Min will return home?

3. What does Lutie fantasize about while standing outside the super's apartment?

4. What disturbs Lutie about the woman sitting at the open window at the apartment building?

5. What does Lutie notice about Jones' apartment?

(see the answer key)

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