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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wright say he would have done if he had known there were so many obstacles to overcome as a writer?
(a) Abandoned his quest
(b) Moved to Paris
(c) Gone to a deserted island
(d) Married early

2. What is the name of Granny's religion?
(a) Baptist
(b) Seventh-Day Adventist
(c) Buddhism
(d) Jehova Witness

3. What can Richard now do with his class mates?
(a) Play football
(b) Tease girls
(c) Eat lunch
(d) Fight

4. Where do Richard and his family move to after the house burns down?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) California
(d) Memphis

5. What city does Alan move to?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) Detroit
(d) Memphis

6. Who is Granny renting a room to?
(a) A school teacher
(b) A factory owner
(c) A cook
(d) A communist

7. Who does Richard start working for?
(a) The American post office
(b) A white family
(c) The local library
(d) A Jewish family

8. What does Richard say he has to see to believe in God?
(a) A prophet
(b) A resurrection
(c) An angel
(d) A flying horse

9. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?
(a) A stick
(b) A knife
(c) A tomahawk
(d) A gun

10. What happens to Richard's bike when he is making a delivery in this chapter?
(a) It gets a flat tire
(b) Its wheel buckles
(c) Its pedals fall off
(d) Its frame snaps

11. When does the policeman say Richard should not make deliveries to white neighborhoods?
(a) After dark
(b) In the morning
(c) The weekend
(d) The weekdays

12. What does Nathan work as?
(a) Doctor
(b) Cook
(c) Secretary
(d) Night porter

13. Where does Maggie live?
(a) Boston
(b) Arkansas
(c) New York
(d) Mississippi

14. What does Richard's boss offer him in the storeroom?
(a) A drink
(b) The black woman's teeth
(c) His hand
(d) A cigarette

15. What does Richard like about his job selling newspapers?
(a) Annoying white people
(b) Meeting white people
(c) Earning money
(d) Reading the stories

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard threaten Addie with at home?

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

3. What does Richard typically eat for dinner?

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

5. What do Granny and Addie give up their efforts to do?

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