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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do Richard and his friend find bootleg liquor?
(a) Under floorboards
(b) In a sand pit
(c) In a patch of weeds
(d) Floating on the water

4. What does Shorty allow a white man to do to him for a quarter?
(a) Push him over
(b) Kiss him
(c) Hit him
(d) Kick him

5. Where does Richard move to?
(a) Raleigh
(b) Memphis
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Dallas

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Granny renting a room to?

2. Who does Richard start working for?

3. What does Richard reason that an honest living would lead to?

4. What does Richard have to call his aunt in class?

5. What does Richard's mother force him to do with the dead kitten?

(see the answer key)

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