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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 the police officer demand Wright to do?
(a) Lie on the floor
(b) Tell a joke
(c) Dance
(d) Undress

2. What did Wright's mother do when Wright told her about his injury?
(a) Beat him
(b) Called the police
(c) Hugged him
(d) Took him out of school

3. Who hears the witnesses' statements in this chapter?
(a) The general
(b) The colonel
(c) The captain
(d) The mayor

4. What drink do the boys offer Wright when he takes a ride in their car?
(a) Lemonade
(b) Whiskey
(c) Beer
(d) Vodka

5. What does Wright do to avoid saying thank you?
(a) Sneezes
(b) Drops his packages
(c) Smiles
(d) Runs away

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the black workers load the cement bags into?

2. Which member of the Heartfield family answers Brinkley's call?

3. Who do Big Boy and Bobo try to avoid on the way home?

4. What did the white children throw at Wright and his friends?

5. What does Big Boy hide in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Wright when his boss tells him to deliver groceries to a white neighborhood after dark?

2. What does Mann think about when he raises his ax to kill the family?

3. What does Big Boy think about while he waits in the hole?

4. What problems does Mann have a the beginning of the chapter?

5. Describe Wright's work as a bellboy.

6. How do Big Boy's parent react when Big Boy tells them he has shot a white man?

7. Why does the white hospital staff laugh in this chapter?

8. What job do the soldiers give Mann at the beginning of this chapter?

9. How does Mann help the Heartfields in Chapter 12?

10. Why do Big Boy's friends not want to go to the swimming pool?

(see the answer keys)

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