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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) Brinkley calls his name
(b) The boy draws a gun
(c) He hears soldiers
(d) The house moves

2. What is the name of the woman's fiance?
(a) Jim
(b) Paul
(c) Josh
(d) David

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

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

5. Where is Mann shot?
(a) On the riverbank
(b) In a cave
(c) In his boat
(d) In the kitchen tent

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words to the boys make up?

2. What drink do the boys offer Wright when he takes a ride in their car?

3. What kind of community does Wright live in in Mississippi?

4. Where does the police officer say Wright should not be after dark?

5. Where does the doctor suggest Mann take his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mann think about when he raises his ax to kill the family?

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

3. Why do Big Boy's friends not want to go to the swimming pool?

4. What happens to Mann when the Heartfield family identifies him as the killer?

5. Describe Wright's house.

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

7. How do people in the clothing store react to the black women being beaten?

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

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

10. Why do Wright's co-workers at the optical factory not like him?

(see the answer keys)

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