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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 start selling to earn money?
(a) Newspapers
(b) Life insurance
(c) Posters
(d) Magazines

2. Why do Pease and Reynolds refuse to train Richard on the optic machines?
(a) They need training themselves
(b) They are too dangerous
(c) People should not need to be trained
(d) It is white man's work

3. When does the policeman say Richard should not make deliveries to white neighborhoods?
(a) The weekend
(b) In the morning
(c) After dark
(d) The weekdays

4. Who does Granny inform that Richard has seen an angel?
(a) Addie
(b) Richard's mother
(c) Her congregation
(d) A radio station

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book the school teacher is reading?

2. Why does Wright's boss beat the black woman?

3. Why does Richard hesitate in engaging in thievery in the hotel?

4. What does Aunt Addie accuse Richard of eating?

5. Who does RIchard say is the person who encourages him to keep writing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Richard cut his ear?

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

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

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

6. Why can Richard not believe in God?

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

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

9. Why does Richard think racism encourages theft?

10. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

(see the answer keys)

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