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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come My Soul, That Hath Long Languished, Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samson do for Jules?
(a) Helps him get Nadine back.
(b) Loans him money.
(c) Buys him a car.
(d) Gives him a job.

2. How do Maureen and Loretta feel about black people?
(a) They feel that they should have equality.
(b) They don't care, because they don't know any black people.
(c) They think they are at the root of all the city's problems.
(d) They detest them.

3. Why does Faye take Jules home when she meets him?
(a) She wants to rob him.
(b) He is lightheaded from lack of food and sleep.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) He is shivering in the rain.

4. What does Nadine do to help Jules in Chapter 6 of the second book?
(a) She offers to call her father to drive them home.
(b) She brings him to a hospital.
(c) She cares for him until he is well again.
(d) Nothing; she takes the car and leaves.

5. What does Jules do when he finds Bernard?
(a) He calls Bernard's lawyer to come help him.
(b) He brings Bernard to his mother's house to stay with her.
(c) He calls the police and stays with Bernard until they come.
(d) Returns the money Bernard had given him to Bernard's pocket and leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Loretta forced to do as payment for Howard's help?

2. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?

3. During what years does the novel take place?

4. When Maureen's recovery begins, how long has she been in her catatonic state?

5. How did Bernard make most of his money?

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