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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. How does Mrs. Hedges respond to Min's attempt to leave her some money?
(a) Mrs. Hedges tells Min to donate the money to charity.
(b) Mrs. Hedges outright refuses the money.
(c) Mrs. Hedges gladly takes the money.
(d) Mrs. Hedges reluctanctly refuses the money.

2. Which statement best describes Jones's emotions?
(a) Anger, always on the verge of erupting.
(b) Happiness, easily read all over his face.
(c) Hopelessness, often stopping any personal progress.
(d) Indifference, consistently preventing him from connecting with people.

3. What does Jones see in the bedroom that stops him in his tracks?
(a) He sees the dog.
(b) He sees Min with a knife in her hand.
(c) He sees the window ajar and Min throwing things through it.
(d) He sees a cross hanging on the bed.

4. How does Min feel about Mrs. Hedges?
(a) Min thinks Mrs. Hedges is a nosy busybody.
(b) Min thinks Mrs. Hedges is a dangerous companion.
(c) Min thinks Mrs. Hedges is a smart business woman.
(d) Min likes Mrs. Hedges.

5. What type of business does Mrs. Hedges run?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) A hair salon.
(c) A daycare.
(d) A bootleg liquor operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of advice does Mrs. Hedges offer Min?

2. What has Lutie heard about Jim since leaving him at her former apartment?

3. What proposition does Mrs. Hedges offer Lutie that causes Lutie to think, "If you live on this damn street you're supposed to want to earn a little extra money sleeping around nights"?

4. How does Min feel after visiting the root doctor?

5. Why does Min think Jones kicked her in her bottom?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author paints Jones as an obsessive character. He snoops around Lutie's apartment fantasizing about her and bothering her possessions. What does this behavior seem to foreshadow?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what idea does the author hope to represent with the shrinking canary, dog, and woman in Jones' apartment?

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

6. How does chapter 3 illustrate the racism and sexism faced by Lutie? Provide at least 1 example of each.

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

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

9. After reading Chapter 5, it is clear what motivates Min. Using the knowledge you've gained about Min, compare her to Lutie. How do the women differ? What characteristics do they share?

10. Lutie slaps Bub when she sees him with a shoe shining kit. Why does a shoe shining kit inspire such rage in Lutie?

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