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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. Who does Mann kill in this section?

2. What do the boys say Wright forgot to say?

3. Where did one of the bottles cut Wright?

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

5. What stops Mann from killing the boy with the ax?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Wright's house.

7. Describe the confrontation between Mann and Heartfield.

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

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

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

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

Was the police's attitude toward black people largely responsible for white society's treatment of black people in general? What laws did black people have to obey in the South in comparison to whites? How has the relationship between the police and black people caused major problems in America in recent times?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the differences between the Jim Crow system and slavery.

1) What were the differences between the Jim Crow system and slavery?

2) In what way does Wright present the Jim Crow system as hypocritical and no better than slavery?

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