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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richard work after the hotel?
(a) A restaurant
(b) A movie theater
(c) An opera theater
(d) A ship

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

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

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

5. What does one of the workers show Richard to demonstrate how dangerous working at the sawmill can be?
(a) His missing fingers
(b) Hospital reports
(c) Photographs
(d) The worker's graveyard

6. Who are Richard's friends hostile towards?
(a) Religious zealots
(b) Men
(c) Whites
(d) Women

7. Who moves in with the family in this chapter?
(a) Brother Formby
(b) Aunt Edie
(c) Uncle David
(d) Uncle Tom

8. What does Richard do when his employers mock him for wanting to become a writer?
(a) Breaks a window
(b) Quits
(c) Slaps her
(d) Laughs at her

9. What do Granny and Addie give up their efforts to do?
(a) Find a husband
(b) Save Richard's soul
(c) Find work
(d) Fight for the end of segregation

10. What kind of animal does Richard kill?
(a) Dog
(b) Buffalo
(c) Squirrel
(d) Cat

11. Who does Richard persuade to publish his short story?
(a) The local newsletter
(b) The New York Times
(c) The local black newspaper
(d) The Chicago Tribune

12. What does Richard typically eat for dinner?
(a) Bread and milk
(b) Greens
(c) Spaghetti
(d) Potatos

13. What does Richard do to stop feeling so hungry?
(a) Steals from butchers
(b) Staples his stomach
(c) Talks a lot
(d) Drinks water

14. Who offers to give Richard a ride home?
(a) A group of black men
(b) His boss' wife
(c) His boss
(d) A group of white men

15. What does Richard use to make deliveries?
(a) Skates
(b) A car
(c) A bicycle
(d) A motorbike

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the piece of glass cut Richard?

2. What does Wright do after he gives his speech?

3. Who writes a speech for Wright to read at his graduation?

4. How does Griggs know Richard?

5. Where do Richard and his family move to after the house burns down?

(see the answer keys)

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