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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator see as he is watching people leave the chapel?
(a) Dr. Bledsoe's cadillac
(b) Mr. Norton's car
(c) Mr. Trueblood's car
(d) The veteran doctor

2. What does the narrator credit for his "call to action"?
(a) his vision
(b) the girl in his dream
(c) music
(d) marijuana

3. How is the narrator's invisibility related to his residence?
(a) He lives in a building for whites and uses their electricity because they cannot conceive of his presence.
(b) He is able to come and go without being noticed.
(c) The whites allow him to stay there because they consider him unimportant.
(d) The white residents simply ignore him.

4. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(b) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe
(c) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.
(d) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice

5. What is the narrator's explanation for taking Mr. Norton to the Golden Day?
(a) Mr. Norton ordered him to go there
(b) He thought he could get medical help there
(c) The car was out of gas.
(d) Mr. Norton was driving

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?

2. Why does the Reverend Barbee trip over Dr. Bledsoe?

3. How does the vet react when Mr. Norton tries to explain his interest in the college?

4. What is Trueblood's explanation of the rape of his daughter?

5. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?

(see the answer key)

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