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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wasn't Mrs. Hedges arrested when Jones reported her activities to the police?
(a) Because of her connections to Junto.
(b) Because Mrs. Hedges was thought to be too old to run a whorehouse.
(c) The police viewed Jones as a crazy man who was making false allegations.
(d) The police did not have enough evidence to make an arrest.

2. How did Mrs. Hedges meet Junto?
(a) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when she decided to apply for a job at The Casino.
(b) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when she was scrounging for food and clothing after the fire.
(c) Mrs. Hedges met Junto through her dead father.
(d) Mrs. Hedges met Junto when he asked her about the services she provided.

3. What can the reader conclude is the profession of a pushcart man?
(a) A pushcart man sells junk.
(b) A pushcart man tells people where they can find housing.
(c) A pushcart man helps people move items from one place to another.
(d) A pushcart man sells hot food.

4. How do the women in the street treat Jones?
(a) They holler at him to get himself together.
(b) They don't pay any attention to him.
(c) They wave and ask him to walk them home.
(d) They smile at his presence.

5. How does Lutie respond to Junto's stipulations about the money?
(a) She begins to cry hysterically.
(b) She yells at Boots to get Junto out of the apartment.
(c) She accepts his offer.
(d) She storms out of the apartment.

6. How does Min describe her lonely bed?
(a) She says it is cold and hard.
(b) She says it seems to have grown in size.
(c) She says it is unwelcoming.
(d) She says it seems to have shrunk, like the rest of the apartment.

7. Who bloodies Bub's nose?
(a) Lutie.
(b) Jones.
(c) Gray Cap.
(d) Junto.

8. How did white people treat Boots before he began working for Junto?
(a) They treated Boots like he was an idiot.
(b) They treated Boots as their equal.
(c) They treated Boots like an animal.
(d) They treated Boots well.

9. How does Boots reconcile his decision to let Junto have his way with Lutie?
(a) He is not really attracted to Lutie.
(b) He doesn't think Lutie is worth losing his lifestyle over.
(c) He thinks Junto deserves some happiness.
(d) He is afraid of Junto.

10. Why does Boots decide against killing Jubilee?
(a) He is really not in love with her anymore.
(b) He is fearful her lover will exact revenge.
(c) He decides she is not worth his spending the rest of his life in prison.
(d) He can't find his gun.

11. How does Min explain the vial of scarlet liquid to Jones?
(a) She says that it is heart medicine.
(b) She says that it's a supplement from the root doctor.
(c) She says that she's never seen it before.
(d) She says that it is nail polish remover.

12. Why does Lutie find herself scolding Bub after she returns from The Casino in Chapter 13?
(a) She cannot explain the sudden urge to scold her son.
(b) She is worried about the money they're spending.
(c) She's angry at him for being a sissy about the dark.
(d) She's upset over Boots' new disinterest in her.

13. According to Min, how does last winter's sky compare to this winter's sky?
(a) Last winter's sky was a beautiful mix of blue and pink and this winter's sky is gray and sullen.
(b) Last winter's sky was thick with pollution and this winter's sky is a piercing blue.
(c) Last winter's sky was filled with flying birds and this winter's sky doesn't hold a single bird.
(d) Last winter's sky was a blur of clouds and this winter's sky is clear.

14. What does Miss Rinner associate the school's smell with?
(a) Her past.
(b) The smell of colored people.
(c) Her favorite pastime.
(d) Her late uncle.

15. What does Mrs. Hedges tell Jones that he has growing on him?
(a) Mold.
(b) Wildness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Boots' life like before he met Junto?

2. How does Bub react to Jones' proposal for making some extra money?

3. How did Junto react to Mrs. Hedges eating chicken out of a trashcan?

4. Why is Lutie infuriated by Mrs. Hedges' mention of the nice white gentleman, Mr. Junto?

5. Which statement best describes the relationship between Junto and Boots?

(see the answer keys)

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