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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 is the name of the drug doctors use to sedate the dogs?
(a) Hoytal
(b) Seroxat
(c) Nemutal
(d) Lithium

2. What style of poem does Wright write for the magazine?
(a) A haiku
(b) Free verse
(c) A sonnet
(d) A limerick

3. Who gives Richard a sly smile before Richard leaves work?
(a) Falk
(b) Shorty
(c) Miss Molly
(d) Bess

4. Who does Richard find is trying to oust him from his position at the Federal Negro Theater?
(a) The Communists
(b) The Chicago mayor
(c) The American government
(d) The Fascists

5. What is Shorty's job at the optical shop?
(a) Toilet cleaner
(b) Lens maker
(c) Floor mopper
(d) Elevator man

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party are many of Richard's friends members of?

2. Why does Richard wait two days before his departure to tell his boss that he is leaving?

3. What is Shorty willing to do for money?

4. Why does Richard not find Bess attractive?

5. What role does Richard get at the Federal Relief Theater?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shorty amuse Richard?

2. Why does Richard want to read H.L Mencken?

3. Why does Bill terrify Richard?

4. How does Richard borrow books from the white library?

5. What problems does Richard face as publicity agent for the Federal Negro Theater?

6. How do the white man and black man use Richard to help them move the liquor?

7. What happens when Richard joins the May Day parade?

8. Why does Mrs. Moss end up disgusting Richard?

9. In what way does Richard's situation take a turn for the worse when the Great Depression hits America?

10. What problems does Wright find in New York City?

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