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

2. Where are the newspaper's printed?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Chicago
(c) New York
(d) Los Angeles

3. What is Richard afraid Crane and Pease will do if he tells his boss?
(a) Kill him
(b) Set fire to his house
(c) Drive him out of town
(d) Maime him

4. What is the name of Maggie's husband?
(a) David
(b) Leach
(c) Chicken man
(d) Hoskins

5. What does Richard start selling to earn money?
(a) Posters
(b) Life insurance
(c) Magazines
(d) Newspapers

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard's boss fire him?

2. Who does Granny inform that Richard has seen an angel?

3. Who beats Richard until he loses consciousness?

4. Why did the whites kill the black boy?

5. What kind of school does Richard enter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What job does Richard find in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Richard threaten Addie with a knife in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Granny beat Richard with a wet towel?

5. How does Richard burn down his grandparents' house?

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

7. Why does Richard get baptized in Chapter 6?

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

9. What does Richard learn about the brother of one of his classmates?

10. How do Pease and Reynolds treat Richard at the optical factory?

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