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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Richard wait two days before his departure to tell his boss that he is leaving?
(a) To minimize the fricton
(b) To annoy him
(c) To get more money
(d) To help him find someone else

2. What does Richard say he wants his bridge of words to connect with?
(a) The outside world
(b) The inside world
(c) The black world
(d) The white world

3. What is Wright fearful of doing at work?
(a) Making a mistake
(b) Offending the whites
(c) Giving in to stealing
(d) Lying

4. What reason does Shorty give for not joining Richard?
(a) He likes the South
(b) He is lazy
(c) He earns a lot of money
(d) He has too many responibilities

5. What parade does Richard try to be part of?
(a) St Patrick's Day
(b) St George Day
(c) May Day
(d) Independence Day

6. What does Richard think he needs to build a bridge of?
(a) Words
(b) Freedom
(c) Love
(d) Variety

7. Where do the Hoffmans operate their store?
(a) A railway station
(b) The city center
(c) A metro station
(d) A whites only neighborhood

8. What is Shorty willing to do for money?
(a) Perform
(b) Anything
(c) Demean himself
(d) Put himself in danger

9. What is Bill's favorite phrase?
(a) Watch your back Jack
(b) Hang em all
(c) Brain drain
(d) Let us all start over again

10. Who does Richard write biographical sketches for?
(a) Black political leaders
(b) Black Communists
(c) Bolsheviks
(d) European leaders

11. Who joins Richard in Memphis?
(a) His father
(b) His grandmother
(c) His Uncle Tom
(d) His brother and mother

12. What is the name of the John Reed Club magazine?
(a) Right Front
(b) Common ground
(c) Middle ground
(d) Left Front

13. Where does Richard find work?
(a) A hostel
(b) A restaurant
(c) A movie theater
(d) A delicatessen

14. What is Ross facing legal prosecution for?
(a) Attempted murder
(b) Smuggling
(c) Battery
(d) Rioting

15. Which two characters go to Chicago first?
(a) Alan and Maggie
(b) Richard and Maggie
(c) Richard and Alan
(d) Alan and Ellie

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws Richard out of the May Day parade?

2. Who gives Richard a sly smile before Richard leaves work?

3. What event causes Richard to lose a lot of his hours at the post office?

4. Where does Richard move to?

5. Where does Richard meet a young black man?

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