View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Falk?
(a) Jewish
(b) Muslim
(c) Irish Protestant
(d) Irish Catholic

2. What does Richard need to do to to get the position at the post office?
(a) Marry
(b) Rent an apartment
(c) Put on weight
(d) Buy a suit

3. What character working in the hospital basement scares Richard?
(a) Cooke
(b) Jock
(c) Brand
(d) Bill

4. What does Richard say he feels like when a Jewish boy comes in to time how long it takes for him to clean?
(a) A child
(b) Friendless
(c) A slave
(d) An idiot

5. Who is the only person among Richard's family in Chicago who does not fall ill?
(a) Alan
(b) Ellie
(c) Richard
(d) Maggie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the John Reed Club magazine?

2. What does the black comrade tell Richard would bolster his credibility?

3. What is Matther's nickname?

4. What parade does Richard try to be part of?

5. What is the name of Richard's foreman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Marcus Garvey?

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

3. What happens when Richard joins the May Day parade?

4. Why does Bill terrify Richard?

5. What problems does Richard face as publicity agent for the Federal Negro Theater?

6. How do the white employers at the optical factory arrange a boxing match between Richard and Harrison?

7. Why does Richard want to read H.L Mencken?

8. Why do Richard's fellow comrades begins to shun him?

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

10. What does Richard decide at the end of the book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 751 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample