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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 happens to Richard's bike when he is making a delivery in this chapter?
(a) Its frame snaps
(b) Its wheel buckles
(c) It gets a flat tire
(d) Its pedals fall off

2. What does Richard refuse from his neighbors?
(a) Clothes
(b) Money
(c) Books
(d) Food

3. What does Richard's boss offer him in the storeroom?
(a) The black woman's teeth
(b) A cigarette
(c) A drink
(d) His hand

4. What does Wright do after he gives his speech?
(a) Cries
(b) Turns his back on the crowd
(c) Gives a black power salute
(d) Walks away

5. What does Richard's boss say a dog's bite cannot hurt?
(a) A nigger
(b) A builder
(c) A strong boy
(d) A man

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose propaganda are the newspapers full of?

2. What kind of animal bites Richard?

3. What does Richard have to call his aunt in class?

4. What information that Richard gives Uncle Tom does Uncle Tom say is not accurate?

5. What is the name of Richard's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard's ability to read and write help him in Chapter 3?

2. What job does Richard find in Chapter 5?

3. How do Pease and Reynolds treat Richard at the optical factory?

4. What does Richard eat for his meals in Jackson?

5. How does Richard burn down his grandparents' house?

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

7. Why can Richard not believe in God?

8. What happens when Richard gets a flat tire on his bicycle?

9. What does Richard do after he has read his speech at graduation?

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

(see the answer keys)

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