- Identify Shorty. Describe his character and compare his personality to Richard.
- Why did Richard Fight Harrison?
- What was the Result of the fight?
- What author/editor intrigued Richard? Explain who he/she is.
- How did Richard manage to get books from the Library?
- What effect did the books have on Richard?
- How did Richard finally get to go North from Memphis?
- Explain the last line in ch. 14: "This was the culture from which I sprang. This was the terror from which I fled."
Ch. 15-16:
- Describe Richard's reaction to Chicago. Why did it seem "unreal"? What were the racial differences?
- Explain: "That voice jarred me...storekeepers in Arkansas" (263). How does this show his growth and marturity?
- Describe Richards reaction and feelings toward Mr/Mrs. Hoffman. Use specific detail from the novel with page numbers!
- Who are the "garveyites"? What was so intriguing about them?
- What differences did Richard see in The Negro Communists and Negro Preachers?
- Explain the significance of: "I felt that the Negro could not...so well as the negro could" (297-8).
- Why did Richard write: "I protest this fraud"?
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