Character
Richard
Literary Terms
Richard vs. the World
100
The church that Richard's Granny belongs to
What is the Seventh Day Adventists
100
The way that Richard acquired knowledge (how would you describe his schooling)
What is composed of sporadic formal schooling and lots of self acquired knowledge
100
Is Black Boy subjective or objective
What is subjective
100
Richards reaction to submission to whites
What is contempt/anger
200
Richards favorite Aunt
What is Aunt Maggie
200
Richards reaction to his mother's first stroke
What is fear - he called Granny and begged for help
200
The protagonist of Black Boy
What is Richard Wright
200
What color does Richard feel Granny is?
What is white
300
The first person who encouraged Richard to pursue writing / supported his writing
What is the Southern Register editor
300
How would you define Richards childhood
What is characterized by poverty, loneliness, isolation, sudden and frequent moves
300
The conflict of Black Boy
What is the individual vs. the world/society
300
When Richard was thrown out of the May Day Parade how did he feel
What is isolated/alone
400
The reason why Richard moves back in with his Granny
What is kicked out of his Uncles house/ no where else to go
400
Richards attitude toward his father
What is hatred
400
The theme of Black Boy
What is overcoming obstacles
400
Who isolated Richard
What is everyone (relatives, society, friends, white people)
500
What did Richards boss offer him in the storeroom
What is a cigarette
500
What does Richard hold a summer job doing the first summer
What is a water boy and a brick gatherer
500
Motifs used in Black Boy
What is hunger, reading, violence
500
Who finally moves to Chicago with Richard
What is Aunt Maggie, and his Mom
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