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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard help Granny to request money from her relatives?
(a) Sends telegrams
(b) Writes letters
(c) Visits them
(d) Blackmails them

2. What is Shorty's job at the optical shop?
(a) Floor mopper
(b) Elevator man
(c) Toilet cleaner
(d) Lens maker

3. What does Ella think her son's writing will lead people to think he has?
(a) A Godless mind
(b) A homosexual life
(c) A weak mind
(d) No friends

4. What do the white youths smash into Richard's face?
(a) A whiskey bottle
(b) A glass jar
(c) A rock
(d) A weight

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Granny refuse to pay for Richard's school books?

2. Why do Pease and Reynolds refuse to train Richard on the optic machines?

3. What does Richard refuse from his neighbors?

4. What does Richard use to make deliveries?

5. Whose propaganda are the newspapers full of?

(see the answer key)

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