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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down by the Riverside," Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the police officer say Wright should not be after dark?
(a) Far from home
(b) In the woods
(c) Outside
(d) A white neighborhood

2. What is the matter with Wright's bicycle in this chapter?
(a) It has a buckled wheel
(b) The frame snaps
(c) It has a flat tire
(d) The brakes don't work

3. What kind of neighborhood does Wright deliver groceries to?
(a) Vietnamese
(b) Chinese
(c) White
(d) Black

4. What religion is the man who lends Wright his library card?
(a) Muslim
(b) Hindu
(c) Jewish
(d) Catholic

5. Where does Wright's boss take the black woman to beat her?
(a) The front of the store
(b) The yard
(c) The kitchen
(d) The back room

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wright use to deliver the groceries?

2. Who do the boys make fun of in the water?

3. What does Wright see on the floor in the back room?

4. What is Wright's job at the clothing store?

5. Why do the whites refer to the castrated bellboy as lucky?

(see the answer key)

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