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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Big Boy Leaves Home," Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Wright before he leaves his job?
(a) He marries
(b) He is promoted
(c) He is given a payrise
(d) He is beaten

3. Why do the boys make up words?
(a) To make jokes
(b) To find rhymes
(c) To develop a new language
(d) To confuse people

4. What is Harvey known to do to trespassers?
(a) Torture them
(b) Hang them
(c) Shoot them
(d) Bury them alive

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wright's boss offer him in the back room?

2. What kind of vehicle is the religious song about?

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

4. What does Wright tell his boss he has studied for two years?

5. Why does the black maid forgive Wright for not arguing with the white man?

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