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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 does Richard typically eat for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and toast
(b) Biscuits and gravy
(c) Gruel and noodles
(d) Flour and lard mush

2. What does Richard's mother force him to do with the dead kitten?
(a) Feed it to hyenas
(b) Burn it
(c) Bury it
(d) Eat it

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

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

5. Who does Richard persuade to publish his short story?
(a) The local newsletter
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Chicago Tribune
(d) The local black newspaper

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Richard associate hunger with?

2. Which of the following does Richard set fire to?

3. Who does Richard learn that the whites have killed?

4. What does Richard tell the woman he wants to be?

5. On what level does religion interest Richard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do people respond to Richard's ambitions to become a writer in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

4. Why does Richard think Grandpa is so bitter?

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

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

7. Why does Richard develop a bitter association between his father and hunger?

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

9. How does Richard's ability to read and write help him in Chapter 3?

10. How does Richard cut his ear?

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