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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the colonel promise to pay Mann back for?

2. What kind of factory does Wright work in?

3. What kind of animal does Big Boy see come out of the kiln?

4. What does Mann ask to use at the Heartfield's house?

5. What does Wright do to avoid saying thank you?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the confrontation between Wright and the night watchman.

3. What happens to Mann when he gets to town?

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

5. How does Mann help out at the hospital?

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

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

8. Describe the encounter Wright has with some white boys when he gets a flat tire.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between education and racist attitudes.

1) How important is education in teaching children about the dangers of racism?

2) How has education played an important part in changing racial attitudes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between Communism and Christianity.

1) In what way is Communism the opposite of Christianity?

2) Why does Wright show Communism as a forward move for black people?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the religious connotations in the book.

1) How does Wright represent black people's relationship with Christianity?

2) Why does Sue change her Christian faith for Communism?

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