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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hat do the two boys knock off Richard's head?

2. What does Richard tell the woman he wants to be?

3. What does Richard do to gain acceptance at his new school?

4. Where does Ella send her children?

5. What does Richard work as during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard fight his Uncle Tom?

2. How does Richard's boss respond when Richard tells him he was bitten by his dog?

3. Why does Richard get baptized in Chapter 6?

4. How do people respond to Richard's ambitions to become a writer in Chapter 7?

5. What happens when Richard gets a flat tire on his bicycle?

6. What does Richard do to raise money to move away from the South?

7. What does Richard do after he has read his speech at graduation?

8. What does Richard do with the money he steals?

9. How does Richard respond when his principal demands that he reads his speech for graduation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine black femininity.

1) In what did the whites oppress black femininity?

2) How did the white man's oppression of black femininity affect black women?

3) How have black women reacted to the oppression of their femininity?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Richard develop sympathies towards the Communist Party? How did Wright view Communist ideas later on in life?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the book. Why do you think these themes are so important to the book? How does Wright use character and setting to express his themes?

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