Black Boy Chapter 2 Quiz
This is a quiz on chapter 2 of Black Boy by Richard Wright.
- 1.Who is Ella?
- A.
A friend of Richard's mother
- B.
A schoolteacher
- C.
A slave
- D.
A gardener
- 2.What does Richard say that gets Granny extremely angry?
- A.
"Bend over"
- B.
"But I liked the story"
- C.
"You're going to burn in hell"
- D.
"When you get through, kiss back there"
- 3.With what does Granny try to beat Richard with?
- A.
A whip
- B.
A belt
- C.
A wet towel
- D.
A paddle
- 4.Whom does Granny blame for Richard's words?
- A.
Herself
- B.
Ella
- C.
Richard's friends
- D.
Grandpa
- 5.Which fact about Nanny is not true?
- A.
She was white
- B.
She was a slave
- C.
She got her name from her father
- D.
Her maiden name is Wright
- 6.What was Uncle Hoskin's occupation
- A.
Policeman
- B.
Saloon owner
- C.
Salesman
- D.
The answer is not stated or implied
- 7.Why did Richard take some of the biscuits?
- A.
He wanted to give some to his sick grandmother
- B.
He was still hungry
- C.
He was afraid there wouldn't be any left in the morning
- D.
He wanted to feed the animals
- 8.What did Uncle Hoskins do that made Richard loose his trust in him?
- A.
Hid the biscuits form him
- B.
Rode a horse into the river
- C.
Give him more alcohol to drink
- D.
Lie about his past
- 9.Who killed Uncle Hoskins? Why?
- A.
White people... they were jealous of his successful business
- B.
Richard... he couldn't take his lies anymore
- C.
White people ... they wanted to take his wife, Aunt Maggie
- D.
The sheriff... he was shot for shooting a white man
- 10.The men in the yellow clothes were:
- A.
Slaves
- B.
Miners
- C.
Soldiers
- D.
Prisoners
- 11.At first, What did Richard mistaken the chain gang for?
- A.
A zebra
- B.
An elephant
- C.
Prisoners
- D.
None of the above
- 12.Why did Richard's mother want to move back to West Helena?
- A.
She was tired of Granny's religious routine
- B.
She hated Granny for corrupting Richard
- C.
She didn't like the environment there
- D.
All of the above
- 13.Judging by the conversations between Richard and Richard's mother in this chapter, Richard can be best characterized as:
- A.
Selfish
- B.
Intelligent
- C.
Scared
- D.
Curious
- 14.Richard, his brother, and a bunch of black friends had the most fun:
- A.
Playing with animals
- B.
Playing with cars
- C.
Singing songs together
- D.
Scavenging for trash to play with
- 15.How were Jews treated by the black community?
- A.
They were loved and respected
- B.
They were hated
- C.
They had a neutral relationship
- D.
Children hated them, but adults didn't care
- 16.The first Jew that Richard met was a
- A.
Train conductor
- B.
Proprietor
- C.
Doctor
- D.
Teacher
- 17.Why did Richard's family get evicted?
- A.
Richard broke the landlady's priceless vase
- B.
Richard swore at her
- C.
Richard scared away the landlady's business
- D.
Richard refused to pay his rent
- 18.Who came by at night to talk to Aunt Maggie?
- A.
Uncle Hoskins
- B.
Granny
- C.
Professor Mathews
- D.
Mrs. Moss
- 19.Why did Richard's mother and Aunt Maggie need to hide "uncle"?
- A.
He committed a crime
- B.
His ex-wife was looking for him
- C.
He was hit by a bus but the hospital wouldn't treat him
- D.
He escaped from the hospital to be with Maggie.
- 20.Who was the tall white man who came over to Richard's home later?
- A.
Professor Mathews
- B.
Maggie's husband
- C.
The sheriff
- D.
A Jew who wanted to buy the house
- 21.How much was Richard going to sell the dog for?
- A.
16 cents
- B.
1 dollar
- C.
3 dollars
- D.
5 dollars
- 22.How much did the girl offer to pay?
- A.
14 cents
- B.
96 cents
- C.
97 cents
- D.
99 cents
- 23.According to Richard, why didn't he sell the dog to the white women?
- A.
He was afraid they would harm Betsy.
- B.
He thought that Betsy was worth more than what they paid.
- C.
He didn't want to sell his only friend.
- D.
He wouldn't sell to white people.
- 24.How did Richard react to the story of the black women who killed 4 whites with a shotgun?
- A.
He was terrified.
- B.
He said that he would do the same
- C.
He thought that it was inhumane
- D.
He felt happy for the black women
- 25.Why was Richard unable to write his name when the teacher called on him?
- A.
He didn't know how to spell his name
- B.
He couldn't write
- C.
He was too nervous
- D.
He didn't want the white children to be making fun of his name
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