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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Richard set fire to?
(a) Bacon
(b) Carpet
(c) Curtains
(d) Trees

2. What do Wright and his co workers do to steal $200?
(a) Sell drugs
(b) Re-sell tickets
(c) Pimp
(d) Sell alcohol

3. What does the congregation pressure Richard and other boys to do?
(a) Build a church
(b) Find girlfriends
(c) Get baptized
(d) Marry

4. What is the title of the short story that Richard writes?
(a) The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
(b) Feeling Low is a Normal Feeling For Me
(c) Black Boys in Wonderland
(d) Garden Wars

5. Who are Richard's friends hostile towards?
(a) Religious zealots
(b) Men
(c) Whites
(d) Women

6. What is Richard able to steal from the next white family he works for?
(a) Clothes
(b) Money
(c) Food
(d) Books

7. What does Richard's mother arm him with to attack the boys?
(a) A gun
(b) A stick
(c) A whip
(d) A tomahawk

8. What does Brother Mance sell?
(a) Plastic surgery
(b) Cars
(c) Bibles
(d) Insurance

9. Where is Richard going when the boys rob him?
(a) The paper shop
(b) The grocery store
(c) The library
(d) School

10. Where did the black boy work?
(a) A cafe
(b) A restaurant
(c) A factory
(d) A hotel

11. Who does Richard persuade to publish his short story?
(a) The New York Times
(b) The local newsletter
(c) The Chicago Tribune
(d) The local black newspaper

12. Why does Richard's boss fire him?
(a) He thinks he steals money
(b) He is always late
(c) He does not like his silent disapproval
(d) He is always reading

13. Where does Richard work next?
(a) A clothing store
(b) A candle store
(c) A record store
(d) A factory

14. Who does the family spend time with on the way to Arkansas?
(a) James McFadden
(b) Granny
(c) Uncle Tom
(d) Auntie Joan

15. What does Richard do in the hotel?
(a) Cleans rooms
(b) Mops floors
(c) Works on reception
(d) Empties bins

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Arkansas does Maggie live in?

2. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?

3. What do the white youths smash into Richard's face?

4. When does the policeman say Richard should not make deliveries to white neighborhoods?

5. What does Richard pawn in this chapter?

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