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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 Richard work as during the summer?
(a) A newspaper boy
(b) A baseball scorer
(c) A bible salesman
(d) A water boy and brick gatherer

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

3. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?
(a) A stick
(b) A gun
(c) A knife
(d) A tomahawk

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Richard's friends hostile towards?

2. What is the name of Richard's brother?

3. What kind of hat do the two boys knock off Richard's head?

4. Whose propaganda are the newspapers full of?

5. What is the name of Richard's foreman?

(see the answer key)

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