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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of weapon does Richard hide under his pillow?
2. Who does Richard have to write to for help?
3. Why does Wright's boss beat the black woman?
4. What does Richard's boss say a dog's bite cannot hurt?
5. What does Aunt Addie accuse Richard of eating?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Richard think Grandpa is so bitter?
2. What does Richard do after he has read his speech at graduation?
3. Where does Richard first find his love for books?
4. What does Richard learn about the brother of one of his classmates?
5. What does Richard do to raise money to move away from the South?
6. What happens when Richard gets a flat tire on his bicycle?
7. What advice does Grigg offer Richard?
8. What does Richard eat for his meals in Jackson?
9. How does Richard respond when his principal demands that he reads his speech for graduation?
10. Why does Richard develop a bitter association between his father and hunger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine black femininity.
1) In what did the whites oppress black femininity?
2) How did the white man's oppression of black femininity affect black women?
3) How have black women reacted to the oppression of their femininity?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the differences between the Jim Crow system and slavery.
1) What were the differences between the Jim Crow system and slavery?
2) In what way does Wright present the Jim Crow system as hypocritical and no better than slavery?
Essay Topic 3
Examine violence in the novel.
1) In what way does the violence play an important part in getting Wright's view across?
2) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?
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