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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Ross facing legal prosecution for?
(a) Battery
(b) Rioting
(c) Attempted murder
(d) Smuggling
2. Who does the editorial attack?
(a) Mark Twain
(b) H.L. Mencken
(c) James Dean
(d) William Faulkner
3. What did Martin Garvey advocate for black Americans?
(a) A return to Africa
(b) Revolution
(c) A move to Europe
(d) War
4. Who throws Richard out of the May Day parade?
(a) Security guards
(b) Two white Communists
(c) Two black Communists
(d) The mayor
5. What reason does Richard give for leaving the South?
(a) To get married
(b) To write
(c) To be near his mother
(d) To have more freedom
6. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?
(a) Writes books
(b) Empties bins
(c) Sweeps roads
(d) Boxes
7. What is the name of Miss Moss' daughter?
(a) Georgie
(b) Bess
(c) Joan
(d) Doris
8. Who joins Richard in Memphis?
(a) His grandmother
(b) His brother and mother
(c) His Uncle Tom
(d) His father
9. Why does Richard not find Bess attractive?
(a) She is childish and dull
(b) She is mentally impaired
(c) She is insensitive
(d) She is humorless
10. What is Bill's favorite phrase?
(a) Brain drain
(b) Watch your back Jack
(c) Hang em all
(d) Let us all start over again
11. Where does Young's identification state he has escaped from?
(a) A mental institution
(b) A chain gang
(c) Prison
(d) Brazil
12. What is Mencken famous as?
(a) A short story writer
(b) An essayist and critic
(c) A novelist
(d) A journalist
13. What does Richard say the dogs do silently when they regain consciousness?
(a) Eat
(b) Whine
(c) Bark
(d) Howl
14. Who gives Richard a sly smile before Richard leaves work?
(a) Falk
(b) Bess
(c) Miss Molly
(d) Shorty
15. What is Shorty's job at the optical shop?
(a) Elevator man
(b) Lens maker
(c) Toilet cleaner
(d) Floor mopper
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Richard say he wants his bridge of words to connect with?
2. What does Richard say he feels like when a Jewish boy comes in to time how long it takes for him to clean?
3. Where does Richard find work?
4. What is Matther's nickname?
5. What depresses Wright about Chicago?
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