WorksheetsBlack Boy by Richard Wright quiz 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
When Richard tells his Mama he is hungry, she tells him to "Jump up and catch a kungry." Why does Mama say that?
Mama is using humor to distract Richard from his hunger.
Mama is trying to tell Richard to go out and catch his own food.
Mama is hoping that Richard will go and ask his father for food.
Mama is stressed and wants Richard to leave her alone.
Richard Wright describes hunger as a "grim, hostile stranger." What literary device is he using to make hunger seem alive?
simile
imagery
personification
metaphor
What happened to Richard the first and second times his Mama sent him to do the shopping?
He lost his grocery list.
He lost the money Mama gave him.
He was attacked and robbed by a gang of boys.
He got lost on the way to the market.
What do you call a life story written by the person the story is about?
Biography
Autobiography
Novel
Fiction
How did Richard learn to count?
From his Mother
From his Brother
From a coal man
From a school teacher
What did Richard do to pass the time of day when he was six years old?
Hung out with a gang.
He went to the local saloon where people bought him drinks and urged him to repeat obscenities.
Play in the school yard.
Took up fighting for money so he could help his mom out.
