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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 Richard's mother think will happen if people think Richard has a weak mind?
(a) People will take advantage
(b) People will bully him
(c) He won't get a job
(d) He will end up in an institution

2. Where are the newspaper's printed?
(a) New York
(b) Chicago
(c) Los Angeles
(d) San Francisco

3. What does Richard typically eat for breakfast?
(a) Biscuits and gravy
(b) Eggs and toast
(c) Flour and lard mush
(d) Gruel and noodles

4. What does Nathan work as?
(a) Doctor
(b) Night porter
(c) Cook
(d) Secretary

5. What is the title of the short story that Richard writes?
(a) Garden Wars
(b) Feeling Low is a Normal Feeling For Me
(c) The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
(d) Black Boys in Wonderland

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard threaten Addie with at home?

2. Who does Richard see beat a black woman?

3. What does the congregation pressure Richard and other boys to do?

4. Where does Maggie live?

5. What kind of hat do the two boys knock off Richard's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard think about the popular contention that black people lead passionate, emotional lives?

2. Why does Richard develop a bitter association between his father and hunger?

3. Where does Richard first find his love for books?

4. What does Wright think about his writing career in retrospect?

5. What awkward question does Richard's prospective white employer ask him?

6. Why does Richard think racism encourages theft?

7. How does Richard cut his ear?

8. How does Richard's boss respond when Richard tells him he was bitten by his dog?

9. What does Richard do to raise money to move away from the South?

10. Why does Richard threaten Addie with a knife in Chapter 4?

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