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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose teachings do the Garveyites follow?
(a) Marvin Garvey
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Malcolm X
(d) James Garvey

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

3. Where does RIchard take a job?
(a) A cafe
(b) A cake shop
(c) An optical shop
(d) A bomb factory

4. What religion is Falk?
(a) Irish Protestant
(b) Irish Catholic
(c) Muslim
(d) Jewish

5. What is the name of Miss Moss' daughter?
(a) Joan
(b) Bess
(c) Georgie
(d) Doris

6. Who does the editorial attack?
(a) H.L. Mencken
(b) William Faulkner
(c) James Dean
(d) Mark Twain

7. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?
(a) Writes books
(b) Empties bins
(c) Sweeps roads
(d) Boxes

8. Where does Young's identification state he has escaped from?
(a) A chain gang
(b) Brazil
(c) A mental institution
(d) Prison

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

10. What character working in the hospital basement scares Richard?
(a) Cooke
(b) Brand
(c) Jock
(d) Bill

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

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

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

14. What is Mencken famous as?
(a) A journalist
(b) A novelist
(c) An essayist and critic
(d) A short story writer

15. What does Richard say the dogs do silently when they regain consciousness?
(a) Whine
(b) Eat
(c) Bark
(d) Howl

Short Answer Questions

1. What parade does Richard try to be part of?

2. What does the black comrade tell Richard would bolster his credibility?

3. Where does Richard work with restless boys?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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