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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Granny equate literary fiction with?
(a) Hell
(b) Lies
(c) Kindness
(d) Sin

4. Who writes a speech for Wright to read at his graduation?
(a) His brother
(b) The governor
(c) The principal
(d) Miss Harper

5. What does Richard tell the woman he wants to be?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A scientist
(c) A doctor
(d) A writer

6. On what level does religion interest Richard?
(a) Sensual
(b) Emotional
(c) Intellectual
(d) Young

7. What does Richard have to call his aunt in class?
(a) Miss Doran
(b) Addie
(c) Teacher
(d) Miss Wilson

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

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

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

11. What does one boy claim gonorrhea is?
(a) A mark of manhood
(b) The devil's curse
(c) A white man's disease
(d) Painful

12. What kind of animal bites Richard?
(a) Hamster
(b) Squirrel
(c) Snake
(d) Dog

13. What does Aunt Addie accuse Richard of eating?
(a) Sultanas
(b) Chocolate
(c) Peanuts
(d) Walnuts

14. What is the name of the book the school teacher is reading?
(a) Wizard of Oz
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin
(c) Treasure Island
(d) Bluebeard and His Seven Wives

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard typically eat for dinner?

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

3. What kind of animal does Richard kill?

4. Why can Richard not write his own speech at his graduation?

5. Where does Richard work next?

(see the answer keys)

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