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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Bledsoe call the narrator?
(a) a traitor
(b) an educated fool
(c) a liar
(d) a slave

2. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?
(a) many black people
(b) many policemen
(c) people from many nationalities
(d) half-naked white women

3. Why does the narrator feel disillusioned when looking at the picture of the Founder?
(a) He understands that Mr. Norton is going to expel him.
(b) He realizes that he really has no hope of obtaining any power.
(c) He realizes that Mr. Norton is the one with the power.
(d) He realizes that Bledsoe is going to abuse his power.

4. Ellison's primary struggle in writing the book was
(a) Giving the hero sufficient depth of character
(b) Accepting the concept that nothing could really be done to change society
(c) Finding a way for the hero to succeed.
(d) Allowing the hero to fail

5. What do some of the black men carry?
(a) pouches strapped to their wrists
(b) radios
(c) brief cases
(d) shackles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?

2. What does the narrator feel was his primary fault 20 years earlier?

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

4. According to Ellison, for what have African Americans historically had to fight?

5. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?

(see the answer key)

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