Religion
What religion is Richard’s family?
Protestant
What was wrong with Richard’s mother that made her incapable of working?
Paralyzed from a stroke
What was Richard’s first job?
Working in a white family’s home
What was the era in the south called were African Americans were free but still heavily prejudiced?
The Jim Crow era
What kind of school was Richard sent to that his aunt taught at?
A religious school
What did Richard say would convince him to believe if he saw it?
An angel
What male figure was Richard willing to cut in order to not get beat?
Uncle Tom
Why did Richard stop selling the newspaper?
He found out if was spreading ku klucks klan propaganda
What did Richard’s naive mind believe was an elephant?
A chain gang
What was Richard’s highest education?
Ninth grade
What 2 religions are most frowned upon in the south?
Catholic, and Jewish
Where does Richard see his dad again when he is older?
A plantation farm in Mississippi
What was Richard going door to door trying to sell and ended up not taking the offer?
What war did Richard’s grandpa fight in that caused him to sleep with a gun next to him?
What was the title that Richard was willing to give up because he didn’t want to read the speech given to him by his principal?
What day was Richard not allowed to work due to granny’s strict religious beliefs?
Saturday
What family member did Richard’s brother go live with?
Aunt Maggie
What were the names of the two guys who worked in the optics store and accused him of not calling them Mr?
Reynolds and Pease
World War I
Where was Richard’s first experience of profanity?
The Saloon
What was the name of the piece of literature that Richard wrote that granny frowned upon?
The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
Which uncle took Richard to Helena with him on horse and buggy?
Uncle Hoskins
What surprised Richard the most about the way that white people would speak to their families?
That they would curse eachother
Which wave of the great migration was Richard apart of?
The first wave
When Richard arrived at his first public school, administrators initially placed him in this lower grade, though he skipped ahead almost immediately due to his advanced reading skills.
Fifth grade