Black Boy Chapter 12 Quiz
This is a quiz on chapter 12 of Black Boy by Richard Wright. If you have read this chapter, you should do fine on this quiz.
- 1.Richard works at the:
- A.
Pharmacy
- B.
Optical shop
- C.
Mill
- D.
Hotel
- 2.Richard's plan for when he has enough money is to:
- A.
Send money back to his family in Jackson
- B.
Run off to Canada
- C.
Bring his mom to Memphis
- D.
Buy/rent a house
- 3.What is Shorty's occupation?
- A.
Garbage man
- B.
Elevator man
- C.
Lawyer
- D.
Street cleaner
- 4.How does Shorty make 25 cents?
- A.
He picks it up from the street.
- B.
He sells his hat
- C.
He begs a white man
- D.
He steals it
- 5.In return for 25 cents, what did the white man do to Shorty?
- A.
Punch him in the face
- B.
Steal Shorty's entire wallet
- C.
Arrest Shorty
- D.
Kick him in the butt
- 6.A white man from the North asks Richard if he was
- A.
Poor
- B.
Hungry
- C.
In need of a job
- D.
A KKK member
- 7.That white man tried to give Richard:
- A.
A gold ring
- B.
A dollar
- C.
Lunch tickets
- D.
Food
- 8.Who was the white man who tried to force a fight between Richard and Harrison?
- A.
Edison
- B.
Dave
- C.
Olin
- D.
John
- 9.What did Shorty want to do and why was it impossible?
- A.
He wants a real job... he doesn't have the skills
- B.
He wants to go North... he depends on whites
- C.
He wants to live with Richard... Mrs. Moss won't allow it
- D.
He wants to kill himself... he has family that needs money
- 10.What was Olin's strategy for forcing a fight between Richard and Harrison?
- A.
He made Richard and Harrison bump into each other
- B.
He made Richard and Harrison get into an arguement
- C.
He told each of them that the other was going to rob him
- D.
He told each of them that the other was holding knife, waiting for him
- 11.What motivated Harrison and Richard to partake in this fight?
- A.
The whites offered free food
- B.
The whites offered money
- C.
They had no choice
- D.
They actually hated each other
- 12.What happened during the fight?
- A.
Both of them avoided hitting each other
- B.
Both of them ran away after receiving the money
- C.
They fought almost to death
- D.
They didn't show up
- 13.As a result of this fight, Richard and Harrison
- A.
Became best friends
- B.
Became enemies
- C.
Didn't talk to each other
- D.
Were both happy
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