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Black Boy Quiz 1

  • 1. Identify the speaker of the following passage: "I never heard a sassier black imp than you in all my life."
    •     Mr. Crane
    •     Uncle Clark
    •     Uncle Tom
    •     Mr. Olin

  • 2. Which of the following is an example of the theme of isolation:
    •     Richard is afraid to tell his boss at the café that Tillie is spitting in the food.
    •     To Richard, Granny looks like she is as white as any other white person.
    •     The South Side section communists throw Richard out of the May Day Parade.
    •     Leon leaves with Aunt Maggie for the North when Ella becomes extremely ill.

  • 3. Which of the following titles was Richard's first attempt at writing?
    •     The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
    •     Native Son
    •     Riders of the Purple Sage
    •     Hell Hath No Fury

  • 4. Richard's grandfather is embittered and disappointed because:
    •     He knows that he is terminally ill and about to pass away without having accomplished his goal of becoming a writer.
    •     He never received his pension for his service in the military.
    •     He has no properly raised grandchildren who are proud of their heritage.
    •     His life insurance policy was never awarded to him because of a false policy.

  • 5. What aspect o the Communist speakers in Washington Park baffles and angers Richard?
    •     Their deliberately careless personal appearance.
    •     The fact that they preached falsely and ignorantly.
    •     Their lack of courage and wisdom.
    •     The Communists had promised to bring Richard into their literary circle.

  • 6. Why does Richard begin to bootleg liquor in the hotel?
    •     To come into close proximity of the white prostitutes.
    •     To amass a substantial amount of money.
    •     To escape the Jim Crow laws by not obeying the laws set by whites.
    •     To have the satisfaction of walking past a white policeman, knowing he was breaking the law.

  • 7. Complete the following passage regarding the white waitresses at the Chicago café where Richard works: "I did not feel any __________ for the girls, nor any _________. For the most part I was silent with them, though I knew that I had a firmer grasp of
    •     Admiration; disgust
    •     Love; hate
    •     Pain; envy
    •     Admiration; hate

  • 8. What is the title of Comrade Young's document of the history of the human race?
    •     The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
    •     A Marxist View of Man's Evolution
    •     The Human Race: Emotions and Politics
    •     A Pictorial Record of Man's Economic Process

  • 9. Identify the speaker of the following passage: "I'm not trying to fight you with my writing. I've no political ambitions. I'm not trying to hurt or help any particular comrade."
    •     Buddy Nealson
    •     Comrade Young
    •     Ross
    •     Richard Wright

  • 10. Why does Richard want to be a Communist?
    •     Richard's lifestyle is suited by the non-materialistic ideas of the Communist Party.
    •     He feels that Communism promotes a sense of unity among the black community, which he has never felt before.
    •     He feels that Communism has a strong potential as an ideology that will help overcome ignorance.
    •     He wants to shape people's feelings and awaken their cultural and emotional selves.

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