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The Street Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 181 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Lutie becomes furious when she sees Bub doing what?
(a) Playing with the neighborhood boys.
(b) Smoking cigarettes with Jones.
(c) Holding a shoe shining kit.
(d) Fighing in the street.

2. What does Bub contemplate while his mother is gone to sing for the orchestra members at The Casino?
(a) How he can relay to Jones his mother's demand that the man no longer enter the apartment.
(b) How he can make some extra money without angering her.
(c) How he can get out of eating the school lunch.
(d) How he can express his fear of the dark to her.

3. As she exists the train on her way to the butcher shop, how does Lutie account for many of her problems?
(a) Lutie feels like her problems are only temporary.
(b) Lutie blames most of her problems on her husband.
(c) Lutie feels like the majority of her problems have to do with Bub.
(d) Lutie feels like all of her problems would fade if she had more money.

4. What does Lutie recall after waking from her nightmare about Jones and the neighborhood?
(a) Living with her husband and not having to worry about men like Jones.
(b) A time when she was not so worried about money.
(c) Finding a crowd around a man who had been stabbed to death.
(d) Her drive with Boots.

5. How does Jones feel about the possibility of Min leaving him?
(a) He doesn't care too much about Min leaving him.
(b) He's happy to see her go.
(c) He hates the idea of Min leaving him.
(d) He doesn't believe it will ever happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement best describes Jones's emotions?

2. After returning home from her drive with Boots, what does Lutie discover in her closet?

3. How does Min feel about Mrs. Hedges?

4. Why does Lutie allow Boots to stalk her like mere prey when she's completely aware of his intentions?

5. What does Jones discover when he gets home from Lutie's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 1 outlines the dynamics of Lutie's household. Lutie's father's girlfriend, Lil, has Bub lighting her cigarettes and tasting her gin. How does Lil's behavior reflect and amplify Lutie's fears for her son?

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

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

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

5. Describe how Jones and Lutie view one another.

6. While riding with Boots, Lutie comes to the conclusion that it would be better to be born with no brain than to understand everything you cannot reach. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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

8. What is likely the reason Bub refuses to tell his mother he's afraid of the dark?

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

10. Lutie leaves the butcher shop and is in light spirits. As she walks home, she notices that the women are burdened by marketing bags and on their way home to take care of their families after a long day of work. She also notes that the men lounge around watching the women. How does Lutie feels about this distinction?

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