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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 Richard say the dogs do silently when they regain consciousness?
(a) Howl
(b) Whine
(c) Bark
(d) Eat

2. What depresses Wright about Chicago?
(a) The rudeness of the people
(b) The racism
(c) The industrial landscape
(d) The traffic

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

4. What do the black Communists brand Wright as?
(a) An Uncle Tom
(b) An intellectual
(c) A worker
(d) A snob

5. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?
(a) Empties bins
(b) Writes books
(c) Sweeps roads
(d) Boxes

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard move to?

2. What religion is Falk?

3. What does Richard think he needs to build a bridge of?

4. Whose work does Wright want to read?

5. Where do the Hoffmans operate their store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Shorty amuse Richard?

5. What problems does Wright find in New York City?

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

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

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

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

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

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