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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wright's boss beat the black woman?
(a) She cannot afford to pay her credit installments
(b) She stole form the shop
(c) She talked back to him
(d) He was bored

2. What kind of animal bites Richard?
(a) Hamster
(b) Snake
(c) Squirrel
(d) Dog

3. How does Richard kill the kitten?
(a) Strangles it
(b) Shoots it
(c) Hangs it
(d) Burns it

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

5. Who does Richard learn that the whites have killed?
(a) His father
(b) A second uncle
(c) His brother
(d) The brother of a housemate

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?

2. What city does Alan move to?

3. What does Richard's boss offer him in the storeroom?

4. Why can Richard not write his own speech at his graduation?

5. Who does Richard associate hunger with?

(see the answer key)

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