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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stops Mann from killing the boy with the ax?
(a) The boy draws a gun
(b) The house moves
(c) He hears soldiers
(d) Brinkley calls his name

2. Who is the main character in this chapter?
(a) Lester
(b) Bobo
(c) Big Boy
(d) Buck

3. What did the white children throw at Wright and his friends?
(a) Wine bottles
(b) Knives
(c) Water
(d) Milk bottles

4. What does the mob start a fire to heat?
(a) Tar
(b) Water
(c) Oil
(d) Milk

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wright's mother do when Wright told her about his injury?

2. What city does Wright move to in this section?

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

4. What is the matter with Wright's bicycle in this chapter?

5. Who hears the witnesses' statements in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mann help out at the hospital?

2. Describe the confrontation between Mann and Heartfield.

3. How does Mann die?

4. How do Big Boy's parent react when Big Boy tells them he has shot a white man?

5. What happens to a black bellboy who has sex with a white prostitute?

6. How do the boys give the made up word "quall" meaning?

7. How do Wright's co-workers at the factory contrive to get rid of him?

8. What violence does Wright witness in the clothing store?

9. Describe Wright's house.

10. What does Big Boy think about while he waits in the hole?

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