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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ella have to stop work?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) She is ill
(c) She has won the lottery
(d) She wants to spend more time with her children

2. What does Richard do when his employers mock him for wanting to become a writer?
(a) Laughs at her
(b) Quits
(c) Slaps her
(d) Breaks a window

3. How does Richard help Granny to request money from her relatives?
(a) Blackmails them
(b) Sends telegrams
(c) Visits them
(d) Writes letters

4. What does Richard neglect to call one of the white youths?
(a) King
(b) Sir
(c) Mister
(d) Master

5. Who beats Richard until he loses consciousness?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) The sheriff
(d) His grandma

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the white youths smash into Richard's face?

2. Where does Richard work the following summer?

3. Who does Richard associate hunger with?

4. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?

5. Where is Richard going when the boys rob him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard's mother punish him for burning down the house?

2. Why can Richard not keep his promise to his mother not to fight white children?

3. Why does Richard get baptized in Chapter 6?

4. What does the family decide is the best way to care for Richard and his brother?

5. What mistake does Granny make at the end of Chapter 4?

6. How does Richard cut his ear?

7. Why does Richard continue working for the second white family, even though he dislikes them?

8. Why does Richard leave his job in the sawmill?

9. How does Richard respond when his principal demands that he reads his speech for graduation?

10. What happens between the white security guard and Richard in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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