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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mencken famous as?
(a) A short story writer
(b) An essayist and critic
(c) A novelist
(d) A journalist

2. What does Richard typically eat for breakfast?
(a) Biscuits and gravy
(b) Gruel and noodles
(c) Flour and lard mush
(d) Eggs and toast

3. What city does Richard arrive at in this chapter?
(a) Chicago
(b) Memphis
(c) New York
(d) Los Angeles

4. What does Richard neglect to call one of the white youths?
(a) Sir
(b) Master
(c) Mister
(d) King

5. 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) He was bored
(d) She talked back to him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard vow never to do again?

2. What does Shorty allow a white man to do to him for a quarter?

3. What is Richard afraid Crane and Pease will do if he tells his boss?

4. What does Richard refuse to accept from a white customer?

5. Where does Richard work the following summer?

(see the answer key)

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