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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Hoffmans operate their store?
(a) A whites only neighborhood
(b) A metro station
(c) A railway station
(d) The city center

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

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

4. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?
(a) Boxes
(b) Sweeps roads
(c) Writes books
(d) Empties bins

5. Why does Richard wait two days before his departure to tell his boss that he is leaving?
(a) To get more money
(b) To minimize the fricton
(c) To help him find someone else
(d) To annoy him

6. Who does the editorial attack?
(a) James Dean
(b) H.L. Mencken
(c) Mark Twain
(d) William Faulkner

7. What is Shorty's job at the optical shop?
(a) Lens maker
(b) Toilet cleaner
(c) Floor mopper
(d) Elevator man

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

9. What do the black Communists brand Wright as?
(a) An Uncle Tom
(b) A snob
(c) A worker
(d) An intellectual

10. Why does Richard not find Bess attractive?
(a) She is mentally impaired
(b) She is humorless
(c) She is childish and dull
(d) She is insensitive

11. What is Wright fearful of doing at work?
(a) Making a mistake
(b) Lying
(c) Offending the whites
(d) Giving in to stealing

12. What does Yound accuse Swann of being?
(a) A police collaborator
(b) A journalist
(c) A government spy
(d) A Fascist

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard wait in line in this chapter?

2. What city does Richard arrive at in this chapter?

3. What is the name of the John Reed Club magazine?

4. What does the black comrade tell Richard would bolster his credibility?

5. What is the name of Richard's foreman?

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