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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Richard going when the boys rob him?
(a) The paper shop
(b) The library
(c) School
(d) The grocery store

2. 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

3. Why does Ella have to stop work?
(a) She has won the lottery
(b) She is ill
(c) She wants to spend more time with her children
(d) She is pregnant

4. What does Brother Mance sell?
(a) Cars
(b) Insurance
(c) Bibles
(d) Plastic surgery

5. Why did the whites kill the black boy?
(a) He walked into a white cafe
(b) He was consorting with a white prostitute
(c) He stole money
(d) He spoke out of turn to his boss

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the congregation pressure Richard and other boys to do?

2. What does Richard use to make deliveries?

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

4. What is the title of the short story that Richard writes?

5. Who beats Richard until he loses consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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