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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 vow never to do again?
(a) Go back to the south
(b) Kill
(c) Talk to his grandma
(d) Steal

2. What city does Alan move to?
(a) Memphis
(b) Detroit
(c) Chicago
(d) New York

3. Where did the black boy work?
(a) A restaurant
(b) A cafe
(c) A hotel
(d) A factory

4. What does Richard's boss offer him in the storeroom?
(a) A cigarette
(b) The black woman's teeth
(c) His hand
(d) A drink

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard's boss say a dog's bite cannot hurt?

2. Where is Richard going when the boys rob him?

3. What does one boy claim gonorrhea is?

4. What does Brother Mance sell?

5. What does Richard suffer from in Granny's house at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Richard think racism encourages theft?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does the schoolteacher have to move out of Granny's house?

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

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

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