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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard need to do to to get the position at the post office?
(a) Rent an apartment
(b) Put on weight
(c) Buy a suit
(d) Marry

2. What parade does Richard try to be part of?
(a) St Patrick's Day
(b) St George Day
(c) May Day
(d) Independence Day

3. Where does Richard find work?
(a) A movie theater
(b) A delicatessen
(c) A hostel
(d) A restaurant

4. Who is the only person among Richard's family in Chicago who does not fall ill?
(a) Alan
(b) Maggie
(c) Ellie
(d) Richard

5. What religion is Falk?
(a) Muslim
(b) Irish Protestant
(c) Jewish
(d) Irish Catholic

6. What does Richard refuse to accept from a white customer?
(a) Food
(b) Money
(c) A present
(d) Drink

7. What character working in the hospital basement scares Richard?
(a) Jock
(b) Brand
(c) Cooke
(d) Bill

8. Which two characters go to Chicago first?
(a) Alan and Maggie
(b) Alan and Ellie
(c) Richard and Alan
(d) Richard and Maggie

9. What event causes Richard to lose a lot of his hours at the post office?
(a) The Great Depression
(b) The Vietnam War
(c) The First World War
(d) The Second World War

10. What is Matther's nickname?
(a) Shorty
(b) Doctor
(c) Professor
(d) Screw loose

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

12. Where does Richard meet a young black man?
(a) At a watermill
(b) In a cafe
(c) On the waterfront
(d) In a restaurant

13. What does Richard say the dogs do silently when they regain consciousness?
(a) Whine
(b) Howl
(c) Bark
(d) Eat

14. Who does Richard write biographical sketches for?
(a) Bolsheviks
(b) European leaders
(c) Black political leaders
(d) Black Communists

15. What is Ross facing legal prosecution for?
(a) Attempted murder
(b) Battery
(c) Smuggling
(d) Rioting

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bill's favorite phrase?

2. Why does Richard wait two days before his departure to tell his boss that he is leaving?

3. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?

4. Where does Richard work with restless boys?

5. Who does the editorial attack?

(see the answer keys)

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