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

2. Who is going to give Big Boy and Bobo a lift out of town?
(a) Will
(b) Peters
(c) Tommy
(d) Sanders

3. Where does Brinkley have to ferry people away from?
(a) The town hall
(b) The coal mine
(c) The shopping mall
(d) The hospital

4. What does one of Wright's co-workers say Wright forgot to say?
(a) Mister
(b) Sir
(c) Please
(d) Pardon

5. What drink do the boys offer Wright when he takes a ride in their car?
(a) Beer
(b) Whiskey
(c) Lemonade
(d) Vodka

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Lester, Buck and Bobo plan to do to Big Boy?

4. Who is the only one of the four boys who wants to go swimming?

5. How is Will related to Peters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mann help the Heartfields in Chapter 12?

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

3. How do Big Boy and Bobo get home after Big Boy shoots the army officer?

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

5. Describe Wright's work as a bellboy.

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

7. Describe the fight between Big Boy and Bobo.

8. How does Big Boy deal with the dog that finds him?

9. What problems does Mann have a the beginning of the chapter?

10. What work do the black men do at the cement plant?

(see the answer keys)

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