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Black Boy

Black Boy

Richard Wright

CliffsNotes on Black Boy follows Richard Wright's early life in the South from 1912 to 1927. This autobiography begins when 4-year-old Richard sets ablaze his grandmother's house and is nearly beaten to death by his mother. The punishment teaches Richard to survive any circumstance. Richard grows and observes his family members humiliating themselves in front of whites, while seeing opportunities for breaking out of stereotypes to become what he wants to be, a writer.

Take the Quiz Richard responds to his grandmother’s illness and his mother’s subsequent warning about being good by
  1. praying for salvation
  2. begging a white judge
  3. killing a kitten
  4. setting a house on fire
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