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Black Boy
Part 1: Chapters 12â14 Quick Quiz
Black Boy
by:
Richard Wright
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part I (Southern Night): Chapter 1
Part I: Chapter 2
Part I: Chapters 3–4
Part I: Chapter 5
Part I: Chapters 6–8
Part I: Chapters 9–11
Part I: Chapters 12–14
Part II (The Horror and the Glory): Chapter 15
Part II: Chapter 16
Part II: Chapters 17–18
Part II: Chapters 19–20
Characters
Character List
Richard Wright
Ella Wright
Granny, Addie, Tom, Pease, Reynolds, Olin, Ed Green, Buddy Nealson
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Part 1 (Southern Night): Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapter 2
Part 1: Chapters 3–4
Part 1: Chapter 5
Part 1: Chapters 6–8
Part 1: Chapters 9–11
Part 1: Chapters 12–14
Part 2 (The Horror and the Glory): Chapter 15
Part 2: Chapter 16
Part 2: Chapters 17–18
Part 2: Chapters 19–20
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Table of Contents
Part 1: Chapters 12â14 Quiz
Further study
Part 1: Chapters 12â14 Quiz
1
of 5
The white optical shop employees offer to pay five dollars each for Richard and Harrison to ___.
Box
Dance
Race
Quit
2
of 5
After reading an editorial in a Memphis newspaper, who does Richard become interested in reading more about?
Friedrich Nietzsche
H.L. Mencken
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Coughlin
3
of 5
Why isn’t Richard allowed to borrow books from the library?
He is black
He lives outside town
He has a criminal record
He has no permeant address
4
of 5
Who is going to travel to Chicago first, until there’s enough money for the others to follow?
Maggie and Richard’s mother
Richard and his brother
Richard and Maggie
Richard’s mother and brother
5
of 5
When Richard announces that he’s moving to the North, who gives him a sly smile?
Shorty
Olin
Harrison
Falk
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Richard Wright: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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