Rights to the Streets of Memphis

Who is the author of the piece "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis"?

• Roald Dahl
• Robert Left
• Richard Wright
• Rupert Stockton

What does the narrator equate his hunger to in the story?

• his mother's passing
• his father's leaving
• his brother's deportation
• his sister's wedding

The purpose of this story would be to show

• that the narrator learned how to be confident.

• that the narrator got others to feel sorry for him.

• that the narrator learned how to swing a bat.

• that the narrator became a man and got a job.

"Yes, it was true that my father had not come home to sleep for many days now and I could make as much noise as I wanted. Though I had not known why he was absent, I had been glad that he was not there to shout his restrictions at me." Based on this part of the text, what can the reader infer about the relationship the narrator has with his father? Choose the best answer.

• They had a good relationship
• He loved and missed his father
• There was tension between the two
• Perhaps the narrator feels his father is too strict

Why was the narrator scared in the beginning of the story?

• He was afraid he would get beaten 
• He was afraid of the hunger; he feared he wouldn't get food
• He worried his father would return and be abusive
• He was afraid his mother would also leave him.

When Richard learns that he will shop for the family's food, he...

• Worries about carrying money

• Feels like a grownup

• Wishes he could play instead

• Wants his mother to go with him

What conflict does the boy face when he goes to buy food?

• A group of boys attacks him

• He gets arrested for stealing

• He gets dizzy and faints

• He forgets the money

Richard's mother locks him out of the apartment because she...

• Doesn't want him in the house

• Is mean and abusive

• Wants him to learn to defend himself

• Cares more teaching him responsibility

When Richard fights back, the boys in the gang...

• Hit him harder

• Respect him for fighting back

• Threaten to beat him later

• Run home screaming

Which word best describes how Richard feels after he returns from buying groceries?

• Ashamed

• Embarrassed

• Unlucky

• Confident