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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. Which of the following does Richard set fire to?
(a) Bacon
(b) Trees
(c) Carpet
(d) Curtains

2. What does Ella think her son's writing will lead people to think he has?
(a) A weak mind
(b) A homosexual life
(c) A Godless mind
(d) No friends

3. Why did the whites kill the black boy?
(a) He spoke out of turn to his boss
(b) He was consorting with a white prostitute
(c) He stole money
(d) He walked into a white cafe

4. Who offers to give Richard a ride home?
(a) A group of black men
(b) His boss
(c) His boss' wife
(d) A group of white men

5. In what way is Richard related to Maggie?
(a) Her nephew
(b) Her half brother
(c) Her step brother
(d) Her uncle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one boy claim gonorrhea is?

2. What does the white security guard threaten Richard with?

3. What kind of animal bites Richard?

4. What does Aunt Addie accuse Richard of eating?

5. Who does Richard start working for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Richard's boss respond when Richard tells him he was bitten by his dog?

7. What mistake does Granny make at the end of Chapter 4?

8. What advice does Grigg offer Richard?

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

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

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