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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dark tunnel is symbolic of the narrator's
(a) lack of understanding about culture and society as a whole
(b) unwillingness to face the truth
(c) invisible nature in relation to white people
(d) lack of knowledge about himself

2. In spite of losing his identity, what does the narrator retain?
(a) a desire for revenge
(b) an urgency to find a job
(c) the memory of Mr. Norton
(d) his naive outlook on life

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

4. The image of the slave owners bidding for a naked girl is
(a) a vison induced by marijuana
(b) something that happened to the narrator's father
(c) something the narrator recalls from his childhood
(d) a picture the narrator had seen in a book

5. What does Brother Tod Clifton do?
(a) He is a black nationalist
(b) He is a minister
(c) lead the youth of the Brotherhood
(d) He is a fanatic ideologies who teaches newcomers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator excuse his lack of responsibility?

4. What does the cord in chapter 11 symbolize?

5. Why is the narrator unable to see his audience when he gives his speech at the arena?

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