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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. What is the name of Richard's brother?
(a) Horace
(b) David
(c) Jack
(d) Alan

2. Who does Richard say he is more interested in than the church elder's words?
(a) Coca cola
(b) The elder's wife
(c) The elder's train set
(d) Fighting

3. What does Richard like about his job selling newspapers?
(a) Meeting white people
(b) Annoying white people
(c) Reading the stories
(d) Earning money

4. What do Wright and his co workers do to steal $200?
(a) Re-sell tickets
(b) Sell drugs
(c) Sell alcohol
(d) Pimp

5. What does Richard work as during the summer?
(a) A newspaper boy
(b) A water boy and brick gatherer
(c) A baseball scorer
(d) A bible salesman

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Granny's religion?

2. What does Granny equate literary fiction with?

3. Where does Richard work after the hotel?

4. What does the principal think he will keep Richard from doing if he does not read his speech?

5. Who beats Richard until he loses consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Grigg offer Richard?

2. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

3. What does Wright think about his writing career in retrospect?

4. What does Richard do after he has read his speech at graduation?

5. What does Richard do with the money he steals?

6. Why does Richard hang the kitten?

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

8. Why does Richard stop selling the newspaper?

9. What happens when Richard gets a flat tire on his bicycle?

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

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