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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 do to gain acceptance at his new school?
(a) Steal
(b) Fight
(c) Talk back to the teachers
(d) Bully

2. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?
(a) A knife
(b) A tomahawk
(c) A gun
(d) A stick

3. Who does Richard have to write to for help?
(a) His grandma
(b) Uncle Tom
(c) Maggie
(d) His father

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

5. Which of the following do the gangs not use as weapons?
(a) Iron
(b) Rocks
(c) Glass
(d) Knives

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hat do the two boys knock off Richard's head?

2. What kind of food does the woman offer Richard to eat?

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

4. Why do Pease and Reynolds refuse to train Richard on the optic machines?

5. In what way is Richard related to Maggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard hang the kitten?

2. What job does Richard find in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Richard first find his love for books?

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

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

6. Why does Richard think racism encourages theft?

7. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

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

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

10. What happens when Richard makes a delivery to a white neighborhood in Chapter 9?

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