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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 reason does Richard give for leaving the South?
(a) To write
(b) To be near his mother
(c) To have more freedom
(d) To get married

2. What is Matther's nickname?
(a) Doctor
(b) Professor
(c) Shorty
(d) Screw loose

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

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

5. What does Yound accuse Swann of being?
(a) A government spy
(b) A police collaborator
(c) A journalist
(d) A Fascist

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Richard find is trying to oust him from his position at the Federal Negro Theater?

2. What is Wright fearful of doing at work?

3. What is the name of Miss Moss' daughter?

4. What event causes Richard to lose a lot of his hours at the post office?

5. Where does Richard find work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was Marcus Garvey?

6. What does Richard realize as he stands in line at the relief station?

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

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

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

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

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