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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 one of the workers show Richard to demonstrate how dangerous working at the sawmill can be?
(a) Hospital reports
(b) The worker's graveyard
(c) His missing fingers
(d) Photographs

2. Who is Granny renting a room to?
(a) A school teacher
(b) A cook
(c) A communist
(d) A factory owner

3. What is the only day of the week that Richard could realistically work on?
(a) Saturday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Friday
(d) Sunday

4. Where is Richard going when the boys rob him?
(a) The paper shop
(b) The library
(c) School
(d) The grocery store

5. How does Griggs know Richard?
(a) His is a cousin
(b) He is a former classmate
(c) He is an ex colleague
(d) He is an old housemate

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard's boss offer him in the storeroom?

2. What do Granny and Addie give up their efforts to do?

3. What does Richard's mother think will happen if people think Richard has a weak mind?

4. What does Uncle Clark assign Richard with as soon as he arrives?

5. What does Richard have to fight Uncle Tom off with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Richard think Grandpa is so bitter?

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

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

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

7. Why does Richard get baptized in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What does Richard do to raise money to move away from the South?

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