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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 title of the short story that Richard writes?
(a) Garden Wars
(b) The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
(c) Feeling Low is a Normal Feeling For Me
(d) Black Boys in Wonderland

2. Where do Richard and his family move to after the house burns down?
(a) California
(b) New York
(c) Memphis
(d) Chicago

3. Where does Richard work the following summer?
(a) A bomb factory
(b) A watermill
(c) A grocery store
(d) A sawmill

4. Where does the piece of glass cut Richard?
(a) On the back of his knee
(b) On the nose
(c) On the neck
(d) Behind the ear

5. Why does Granny refuse to pay for Richard's school books?
(a) They are too expensive
(b) They are too fun
(c) They are too worldly
(d) They are sinful

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the black boy work?

3. What city does Alan move to?

4. What does Richard have to fight Uncle Tom off with?

5. What information that Richard gives Uncle Tom does Uncle Tom say is not accurate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Grigg offer Richard?

2. How does Granny injure herself in Chapter 5?

3. What does Richard think about the popular contention that black people lead passionate, emotional lives?

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

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

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

7. What does Richard eat for his meals in Jackson?

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

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

10. How does Richard's boss respond when Richard tells him he was bitten by his dog?

(see the answer keys)

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