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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. What saves Lutie from Boots' first exhibition of his sexual intentions?
(a) She begins crying frantically.
(b) A stranger walks up to the car and asks for a ride.
(c) She points out the time which reminds Boots he has someplace to be.
(d) She jumps out of the car screaming.

2. What terrible event did Lutie witness on Christmas Day at the Chandlers'?
(a) She witnessed Mr. Chandler's brother shoot himself beside the Christmas tree while everyone was in the room.
(b) She watched as the Chandler's son threw a temper tantrum over his Christmas gifts.
(c) She watched Mr. Chandler fly into a drunken rage.
(d) She witnessed Mrs. Chandler slap Mr. Chandler in the face.

3. Which choice best illustrates the setting of the book?
(a) New York City on a stormy night in November of 1944.
(b) New York City on a hot and humid day in June of 1944.
(c) Brooklyn on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.
(d) New York City on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.

4. What does Lutie assume the super has done to the dog as she leaves the apartment?
(a) Lutie assumes the super kicked the dog again as he did when Lutie first rang his doorbell.
(b) Lutie assumes the super goes to feed the dog.
(c) Lutie assumes the super begins playing with the dog.
(d) Lutie assumes the super let the dog out to use the bathroom.

5. What has Lutie heard about Jim since leaving him at her former apartment?
(a) That he has left town.
(b) That he had been trying to contact her.
(c) That he and his mistress married.
(d) That he had been in a terrible car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement does the author use to describe the Chandlers' view of Lutie?

2. What does Boots remind Lutie of?

3. Why does Lutie drop the subject of the draft when she knows Boots is lying?

4. While washing her blouse and realizing Jones has been through her possessions, what is Lutie sure of?

5. What bit of wisdom did Mrs. Pizzini share with Lutie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the white bartenders treat the patrons of Junto's? How did this treatment differ from the treatment they received in the workforce?

2. Describe what Junto's means to the different people in the neighborhood.

3. Why has Lutie failed, up until Chapter 9, to consider that Bub might be afraid of staying home alone?

4. How does Jones's decision to kick Min out after visiting Lutie's apartment reflect his mental instability?

5. Who does Lutie hold responsible for the end of her marriage?

6. After leaving Jim, Lutie never reaches out to him again. How does this single fact reflect Lutie's strength?

7. Jones becomes enraged when he looks at Bub and imagines that the boy resembles his father. Why do you think this is?

8. Chapter 5 introduces the relationship between Mrs. Hedges and Min. How would you describe this relationship? Why does Min finds refuge in Mrs. Hedges?

9. How does Lutie's grandmother's insistence that the butchers in Harlem use embalming fluid to give their meat a nice fresh color reflect her grandmother's overall view of life?

10. What does Lutie feels she sees in the eyes of the neighborhood people, specifically the people she sees in the emergency room?

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