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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 Wright borrow from Falk?
(a) His passport
(b) His library card
(c) His credit card
(d) His jeans

2. What is the name of Richard's foreman?
(a) Olin
(b) Harry
(c) James
(d) Fin

3. Which two characters go to Chicago first?
(a) Alan and Ellie
(b) Richard and Alan
(c) Alan and Maggie
(d) Richard and Maggie

4. What does Shorty allow a white man to do to him for a quarter?
(a) Push him over
(b) Kick him
(c) Hit him
(d) Kiss him

5. Where does RIchard take a job?
(a) An optical shop
(b) A bomb factory
(c) A cafe
(d) A cake shop

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine H. L. Mencken edits?

2. What does Richard think he needs to build a bridge of?

3. What is Ross facing legal prosecution for?

4. What does Yound accuse Swann of being?

5. Who is the only person among Richard's family in Chicago who does not fall ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Richard's co-workers react when he tells them he is moving North?

3. Why does Shorty amuse Richard?

4. Why does Richard find Chicago so startling?

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

6. Why does Bill terrify Richard?

7. How do the white employers at the optical factory arrange a boxing match between Richard and Harrison?

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

9. How do Richard's white co-workers in the cafe shock him?

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

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