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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 does Lou say the author leaves out when he starts to get to a high point?
(a) Words.
(b) Similies.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Color.

2. What does Lou compare the bum to when he sees Amy's body?
(a) A jazz singer.
(b) A blues singer.
(c) A slave.
(d) A child.

3. What does Lou slide under the evening newspaper?
(a) A note.
(b) A gun.
(c) A $20 bill.
(d) A butcher knife.

4. What kind of tree is the woman in the picture standing behind?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A white maple.
(c) A weeping willow.
(d) A silver birch.

5. Where does Lou hang his mop?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The front porch.
(d) The back porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of insect strikes lightly against Lou's window screen?

2. What day is payday?

3. What does Lou call Amy's death?

4. In what city did Smith go to university?

5. What does Lou buy on the way back from the prayer meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lou say about odd couples in this section?

2. What suggestions are there in this Chapter 12 that Lou gets his killer instinct from his father?

3. Why does Hendricks phone Lou in Chapter 12?

4. How did the man from the union find it was Johnnie who stole his tires?

5. Why does Hendricks say he is relieved Joyce died?

6. How does Lou get Conway into his car?

7. Why does Lou say he is proud of Amy?

8. What deal do the bum and Lou come to?

9. What does Lou overhear Bob and Jeff saying?

10. What is the story Lou tells about he jeweler?

(see the answer keys)

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