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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose work does Wright want to read?
(a) Baldwin's
(b) Twain's
(c) Mencken's
(d) Faulkner's
2. Who throws Richard out of the May Day parade?
(a) The mayor
(b) Two black Communists
(c) Security guards
(d) Two white Communists
3. What does Wright borrow from Falk?
(a) His passport
(b) His credit card
(c) His library card
(d) His jeans
4. Whose teachings do the Garveyites follow?
(a) Charles Darwin
(b) Marvin Garvey
(c) James Garvey
(d) Malcolm X
5. What does the Party charge Ross with?
(a) Treachory
(b) A consumerist personality
(c) Adultery
(d) Anti-leadership tendencies
6. Where does Richard move to?
(a) Raleigh
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Dallas
(d) Memphis
7. What is Wright fearful of doing at work?
(a) Offending the whites
(b) Making a mistake
(c) Giving in to stealing
(d) Lying
8. Why does Richard not find Bess attractive?
(a) She is childish and dull
(b) She is insensitive
(c) She is mentally impaired
(d) She is humorless
9. What does Richard tell his black comrade he does for a living?
(a) Sweeps roads
(b) Writes books
(c) Boxes
(d) Empties bins
10. What parade does Richard try to be part of?
(a) Independence Day
(b) St Patrick's Day
(c) St George Day
(d) May Day
11. What reason does Shorty give for not joining Richard?
(a) He earns a lot of money
(b) He likes the South
(c) He has too many responibilities
(d) He is lazy
12. What does Richard say he feels like when a Jewish boy comes in to time how long it takes for him to clean?
(a) An idiot
(b) A child
(c) Friendless
(d) A slave
13. What is the name of the drug doctors use to sedate the dogs?
(a) Lithium
(b) Hoytal
(c) Nemutal
(d) Seroxat
14. What character working in the hospital basement scares Richard?
(a) Bill
(b) Brand
(c) Cooke
(d) Jock
15. What is Shorty's job at the optical shop?
(a) Lens maker
(b) Toilet cleaner
(c) Elevator man
(d) Floor mopper
Short Answer Questions
1. What depresses Wright about Chicago?
2. What is the name of the magazine H. L. Mencken edits?
3. What do the black Communists brand Wright as?
4. Where do the Hoffmans operate their store?
5. What style of poem does Wright write for the magazine?
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