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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 do the white youths smash into Richard's face?
(a) A glass jar
(b) A rock
(c) A whiskey bottle
(d) A weight

2. What does Granny forbid in her house?
(a) White women
(b) Men
(c) Guns
(d) Devil stuff

3. How does Richard kill the kitten?
(a) Hangs it
(b) Strangles it
(c) Burns it
(d) Shoots it

4. What part of Arkansas does Maggie live in?
(a) Jennifer
(b) Pope
(c) Elaine
(d) Moscow

5. How does Richard help Granny to request money from her relatives?
(a) Writes letters
(b) Sends telegrams
(c) Blackmails them
(d) Visits them

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Richard think thievery is encouraged?

2. What is Richard able to steal from the next white family he works for?

3. What does Richard work as during the summer?

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

5. Whose propaganda are the newspapers full of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Granny injure herself in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Richard think Grandpa is so bitter?

10. How does Richard cut his ear?

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