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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr Crane want to train Richard in?
(a) Coffee making
(b) Optics
(c) Journalism
(d) Book binding

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

3. What does Richard do to gain acceptance at his new school?
(a) Talk back to the teachers
(b) Bully
(c) Steal
(d) Fight

4. Who does Richard choose to live with?
(a) Aunt May
(b) Granny
(c) Uncle Clark
(d) Aunt Maggie

5. What does Wright say he would have done if he had known there were so many obstacles to overcome as a writer?
(a) Gone to a deserted island
(b) Moved to Paris
(c) Abandoned his quest
(d) Married early

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard's boss fire him?

2. What does Ella think her son's writing will lead people to think he has?

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

4. Who offers to give Richard a ride home?

5. What does Richard suffer from in Granny's house at night?

(see the answer key)

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