Black Boy by Richard Wright

Richard Wright: His Life and Works

For starters, name Wright's two most famous works.

Two Most Famous Works Are:

• Native Son - Novel, Fiction

• Black Boy - Memoir, Nonfiction

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The excerpt we read from chapter 1 of Black Boy was mostly about what?

Multiple Choice

Richard Wright was born in what state?

• Missouri

• Minnesota

• Mississippi

• Montana

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Wright moved from the US to Paris where he lived until he died making him an

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Wright loved to read and could not get enough books. He was what kind of reader?

Native Son

His novel, Native Son, was made into a movie twice, once in 1951 and for HBO in 2019.

Wright's writing style is called:

Naturalistic

Poll

Did you like the chapter one excerpt from Black Boy?

• Yes. That kid was like a mad scientist!

• No. No little kid would really be that bold.

• I didn't read it so I don't know.