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WorksheetsBlack Boy Quiz ch.1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of Black Boy?
a)
Alex Haley
b)
Richard Wright
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Bill Bailey
2.
What happened to little Richard as punishment for setting the fire ?
a)
He is put in time out.
b)
He has to move in with his father.
c)
Richard's mom whips him so hard he almost died.
d)
There was no punishment
3.
Why did little Richard set the house on fire?
a)
Richard was frustrated with his parents for telling him to be quiet. He was also bored, and curious about fire so he set one
b)
He was given a dare by his younger brother.
c)
He did it as an act of defiance toward his mother.
d)
He never set the fire. He was unfairly blamed for setting it.
4.
Why was Richard always hungry ?
a)
Richard's dad left and his mom didn't have a job so his family did not have enough money for food.
b)
Because his mother became ill
c)
His father always ate all the food.
d)
He really was not hungry. It was a figment of his imagination.
5.
Why did Richard's mother make him go to the store even though she knew he might beaten again?
a)
She wants Richard to take care of himself now and stand up for himself now that his father is gone.
b)
She was not sure if he would be able to take care of his own family, so she had him do this.
c)
There was no other way to survive. They did not have money so they had to steal.
d)
The welfare program had not begun yet, so this was the only way to deal with food scarcity.
6.
How and why did Richard kill the kitten?
a)
He was playing with it and got loose and almost got hit by a car. He killed it by mistake when he grabbed it, not knowing his strength.
b)
Richard hates his father and since his father told him to kill the cat richards excuse was that he just followed orders so he wouldn't get punished and his dad knows that richard will never take him seriously again if he is punished and Richard hangs the cat.
c)
Richard had a dog who was really vicious and he happened to maul the cat while Richard was not looking, but Richard was blamed for it because he was such a mischievous kid.
7.
Why does Granny not want Richard to read books?
a)
It went against her religion, and she thought that reading was a sin.
b)
Richard wanted to learn now to read and because she was illiterate, she could not teach him.
c)
There was no way Richard was going to learn how to read in school so she did not want him to get his hopes up with no way of reaching his dream.
d)
Richard's grandmother wanted to shut him off from the rest of the world. This was the best way to do it.
8.
What happens to Uncle Hoskins?Why?
a)
White men shot him. They had threatened him to shut down his business, but he ignored it.
b)
There was a big brawl in his liquour store and the customers came back to get even. He was killed in the crossfire.
c)
There was no knowledge of what ever happened to him. He disappeared. Many say he went North.
9.
What effect did Bluebeard have upon Richard?
a)
Richard was taunted by Bluebeard and he escaped the harassment after years.
b)
Bluebeard beat Richard mercilessly.
c)
Bluebeard offered Richard a job at the local saloons when he was a small child
d)
Bluebeard inspired a love of reading in Richard which allowed him to escape his current reality.
10.
Why didn't Richard accept food from his neighbors?
a)
he didn't like their cooking
b)
he feels like an object of charity
c)
he was full
d)
he was picky
11.
What is ironic about Betsy's death?
a)
Richard was able to save enough money to buy the cat, but he could not get enough to feed it healthy food.
b)
Richard did not know if he wanted to eat the cat or sell it and he eventually ended up eating him for dinner.
c)
Richard was able to earn the cat free food from the schoolboys at the railroad.
d)
Richard could have sold Betsy to earn money and food. Betsy dies so Richard has no money and food.
12.
Why do the Wrights have to move again soon after they go the West Helena?
a)
The landlady said that Richard was scaring her customers. She told Richard's mom to hit him, but she refused to. Richard and his family were forced out.
b)
On the trip to Arkansas, how does Richard become more aware of the separation between blacks and whites
c)
Richard made an inappropriate comment, and he thought it was unfair because he didn't realize what the meaning was.
d)
The mother found objectionable penalties being levied against Richard at school, so they had to move.
13.
What state is Richard in at the beginning the chapter 3?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Tennessee
c)
New Orleans
d)
Arkansas
14.
What kept Richard awake at Uncle Clark's house?
a)
His imagination
b)
hunger
c)
noisy neighbors
d)
ghosts
15.
What is the main topic of what Richard and the other boys in the neighborhood discuss?
a)
Race
b)
Politics
c)
Hunger
d)
Religion
16.
What did Richard's mother tell him when she called him close to her bed one night?
a)
she loved him
b)
she missed Granny
c)
she wanted to die
d)
she was starting to feel better
17.
Why did Richard need to fight on his first day at the new school?
a)
he wanted to
b)
he needed to show his toughness right away
c)
the teachers forced them
d)
Richard insulted a bully
18.
Aunt Jody was sad to see Richard leave.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Richard ends up back at Granny's at the end of chapter 3?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What happened to Richard after his mother had a stroke?
a)
He was sent to an orphanage.
b)
He went to Chicago.
c)
He moved in with his Uncle Clark and Aunt Jody.
d)
He stayed with Granny
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