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Why did Richard quit his job as a paper boy?
He was unknowingly selling KKK propaganda
Why does Richard’s mother nearly beat him to death as a kid?
For burning down Granny’s houes.
Why does Richard fight boys at school?
To assert dominance
When a pastor is over at Richard’s house, what does he eat that upsets him?
Chicken
Where does Richard see the prostitutes?
West Helena Arkansas (in his house)
At what job was he pressured to fight Harrison?
The Optometrist
Why does Richard pull a knife on Aunt Addie?
She is punishing him for something he didn’t do.
Why does Richard refuse to say the speech the principal lays out for him?
Because he thinks its wrong and a lie to say it when it didn’t actually come from him.
Who finally convinces Richard to get baptized?
His mom
Where is Mr. Hopkins shot?
At the saloon/ in the town w the saloon
What was the name of the guy who let white men kick him for money?
Bonus: For how much money?
Shorty
A quarter
What illness suddenly affected Richard’s mother?
Stroke
What nuts are under Richard’s seat that gets him in trouble at school?
Walnut shavings
Who does Richard have a crush on at the church?
The priests wife
What street does Richard encounter Ms. Moss on after he arrives in Memphis?
Beale St. Memphis
What happens to the lady at the clothing shop that Richard works at?
Why do Richard and his brother get separated and where do they go?
Because there mother can’t care for them.
R-Mississippi
Brother-Detroit
after Richard give the valedictorian speech, what does a kid ofer him that he turns down?
An invite to a party
What does granny think Richard saw?
An angel
Where is Richard saving up to go?
North
What crime does Richard commit while working at the Movie Theater?
He resold tickets and took the money for him self.
Who gives Richard a White Poodle
What does Richard turn into a weapon?
A ring without the rock
Why does Granny not like Richard reading the story of Bluebird and his 7 wives?
She views it as satanic/unholy/corrupt
Where does Richard fight the white gang as a kid? (hint: gets cut on the back of his ear)
In West Helena in a neighborhood fight