FAMILY
RELIGION
RACISM
PLACE
MISCELLANEOUS
100

Which family member was Richard scared of being beaten by in Ch. 1 after he was disrespectful to Granny?

His grandfather

100

What did Richard say he needed to see before he'd come to God?

An angel

100

Who did the black kids pick on in West Helena, Arkansas?

The Jews

100

Name one place Richard lived

Roxie, MS

Jackson, MS

Memphis, TN

W. Helena, AR

100

Name one item that is part of Richard's every day diet in Granny's house?

Mush, gravy, or greens

200

What was Richard's dad's job?

Sharecropper

200

What is the name of Granny's Cristian denomination?

Seventh Day Adventist

200

What was the earleest instance of Richard becoming aware of race?

When he learned of a white man beating a black boy who was not his son

200
In which city and state does Granny live?

Jackson, MS

200

Who was Richard's church crush?

The Elder's wife

300

How old was Richard in Ch. 1?

4 years old

300

Which Christian denomination does Richard's mother eventually convert to?

Methodist

300

Which US president was depicted in a racist cartoon in the newspaper Richard briefly delivered to subscribers?

Abraham Lincoln

300

In which city and state was the orphanage where Richard briefly lived?

Memphis, TN

300

What was the name of the story Richard had published in three parts?

The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre

400

What was the name of the uncle who drove Richard into the river in a horse-drawn carriage?

Uncle Hoskins

400

Which of Granny's children became a teacher in a religious school?

Aunt Addie

400

Which household chore did the white lady assume Richard could do becasue he was black?

Milk a cow

400

In which city and state was Richard born?

Roxie, MS

400

How was Richard related to the publication "The Southern Register"?

It was the racist newspaper he briefly delivered to subscribers

500

What did Aunt Maggie's boyfriend, Professor Matthews, apparently do in Ch. 2 that got him into trouble?

Hit the women he was having an affair with/burner her house down

500

Why doesn't Granny approve of reading any book other than the Bible?

All other books are "lies"

500

What would the black kids do if they saw a white kid on "their side" of the city?

Stone them

500

In which city and state was the racist newspaper that Richard brief sold published?

Chicago, IL

500

On which day did Granny forbid Richard to work?

Saturdays

600

How many children did Granny have?

9 children

600

Why doesn't Aunt Addie approve of the title of Richard's published story, The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre"?

It has the word "Hell" in it.

600

When the old man told Richard to stop selling the racist newspaper, what was one of the things he said the KKK were doing to "colored people"?

Killing them

Keeping them from voting

Keeping them from getting good jobs

600

To which city and state was Richard's brother moved when they were separated?

Detroit, MI

600

What was Richard's dad's first name?

Nathan