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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 idea for making money does Jones present to Bub?
(a) He tells Bub that he wants to hire him as his assistant.
(b) He tells Bub that he needs help figuring out a way to propose to Lutie.
(c) He tells Bub he can make money from the police by monitoring mail.
(d) He tells Bub he can make some extra money for his mom by delivering the neighbor's mail.

2. What does Jones ask Min to do for him after seeing the postman?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Get a mailbox key made for him.
(c) Make dessert.
(d) Sleep with him.

3. What impression is Lutie left with after she explains her predicament to Boots and leaves his apartment building?
(a) That she may like Boots after all.
(b) That Boots is a snake.
(c) That Boots has agreed to help her way too easily.
(d) That Boots is going to do something illegal in order to help her.

4. Who is the white man that's interested in Lutie?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Mr. Chandler.
(c) One of Mrs. Hedges' gentlemen.
(d) Junto.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jones decide when he sees Lutie's look of triumph as she enters the apartment building after singing at The Casino?

3. How do Boots and Junto view Lutie?

4. Upon seeing the postman, what plan does Jones concoct?

5. How does Jones interact with the men on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What likely drew Junto to Mrs. Hedges?

2. Chapter 18 ends tragically when Lutie repeatedly strikes Boots in the head with a candlestick. What does the author intend for Boots to represent? Why does Lutie feel compelled to strike him so many times?

3. Describe Jones' inability to own any responsibility for the nature of his relationship with Lutie.

4. It is both Lutie's presence and her absence that allows Jones to get a hold of Bub. Explain how this is possible.

5. Does the author's decision to write Chapter 12 from Jones's point of view impacted the readers' impression of the character?

6. Why does Jones think that Min is standing between him and Lutie? Is this assumption reasonable? Explain.

7. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

8. In Chapter 16, Bub is taken into custody by the post-office investigators. How does this fact impact Lutie's feelings about The Street?

9. Throughout the book, Mrs. Hedges has been painted as a negative personality by both Jones and Lutie. On the other hand, Min and Junto regard her highly. Which perception would the author like the reader to trust?

10. Explain why Junto and Boots feel that they can discuss Lutie's future and disregard her hopes without her consent.

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