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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 Shorty allow a white man to do to him for a quarter?
(a) Kiss him
(b) Push him over
(c) Hit him
(d) Kick him

2. Where does Richard work with restless boys?
(a) Gangland North
(b) South Side Boys' Club
(c) Happy Homes
(d) West Side Boys' Club

3. What event causes Richard to lose a lot of his hours at the post office?
(a) The Great Depression
(b) The Vietnam War
(c) The First World War
(d) The Second World War

4. What role does Richard get at the Federal Relief Theater?
(a) Light technician
(b) Publicity agent
(c) Director
(d) Casting agent

5. What parade does Richard try to be part of?
(a) St George Day
(b) May Day
(c) Independence Day
(d) St Patrick's Day

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the editorial attack?

2. What is Mencken famous as?

3. Where does RIchard take a job?

4. Which two characters go to Chicago first?

5. Why does Richard not find Bess attractive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Richard's white co-workers in the cafe shock him?

2. Why does Bill terrify Richard?

3. How do Richard's co-workers react when he tells them he is moving North?

4. How does Richard borrow books from the white library?

5. Why do the black Communists mock Richard?

6. Why does Mrs. Moss end up disgusting Richard?

7. How do the white man and black man use Richard to help them move the liquor?

8. Who was Marcus Garvey?

9. In what way does Richard's situation take a turn for the worse when the Great Depression hits America?

10. Why does Shorty amuse Richard?

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