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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose work does Wright want to read?
(a) Twain's
(b) Faulkner's
(c) Mencken's
(d) Baldwin's

2. Who does RIchard say is the person who encourages him to keep writing?
(a) The newspaper editor
(b) A shop owner
(c) His brother
(d) His father

3. What do the white youths smash into Richard's face?
(a) A rock
(b) A whiskey bottle
(c) A weight
(d) A glass jar

4. Who does Richard say he is more interested in than the church elder's words?
(a) Fighting
(b) The elder's train set
(c) Coca cola
(d) The elder's wife

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Richard associate hunger with?

2. Who offers to give Richard a ride home?

3. What is the name of the book the school teacher is reading?

4. Where does Richard take a job at the end of the summer?

5. What did Martin Garvey advocate for black Americans?

(see the answer key)

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