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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is the religious song about?
(a) A train
(b) A scooter
(c) A car
(d) A truck

2. What does Big Boy ask the woman for?
(a) His clothes
(b) Her watch
(c) Money
(d) Her hand in marriage

3. Where do Mann and Brinkley take the Heartfield family?
(a) The town hall
(b) The hills
(c) The hospital
(d) The forest

4. What happens to the black bell boy who was caught having sex with a white prostitute?
(a) He was castrated
(b) He was put in jail
(c) He was hanged
(d) He had his hands cut off

5. What is the name of the family the soldiers ask Mann to save?
(a) The Heartfields
(b) The Smiths
(c) The Jacksons
(d) The Jamesons

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman do when Big Boy asks for his clothes?

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

3. What happens to Wright before he leaves his job?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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