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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. Who pulls Wright over in this chapter?
(a) His boss
(b) A police officer
(c) A group of white boys
(d) Soldiers

2. Who plies their trade at the hotel Wright works at?
(a) Salesmen
(b) Gangsters
(c) White prostitutes
(d) Drug dealers

3. What is Wright's role at the hotel?
(a) Messenger
(b) Bellboy
(c) Receptionist
(d) Cleaner

4. Why does the black maid forgive Wright for not arguing with the white man?
(a) He is beautiful
(b) He had no choice
(c) He has promised to marry her
(d) The white man was a wimp

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Will related to Peters?

2. What does Wright have to do when he sees a white man in the elevator?

3. What is Jim's job?

4. Who is the first person Big Boys tells about what happened?

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

(see the answer key)

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