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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Mr. Trueblood done prior to his disgrace?
(a) He had been involved in tutoring the black students.
(b) He was a special singer at the college.
(c) He was a guest lecturer
(d) He was an employee of the college.

2. What group of society is represented by the white men at the Battle Royal?
(a) Leaders (governors, politicians)
(b) Lower class (poor white men)
(c) Middle upper class (supervisors, lawyers, bankers, etc)
(d) Educators (professors, scientists)

3. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?
(a) freedom
(b) fear
(c) responsibility
(d) racism

4. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?
(a) marijuana
(b) liquor
(c) a beating
(d) a cigar

5. What two groups of people must pay the price for being irresponsible?
(a) dreamer and cowards
(b) lazy people and cowards
(c) idealists and cowards
(d) sleepwalkers and dreamers

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What revelation does the "Tom Show" provide for Ellison?

4. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?

5. When was the introduction of the novel written?

(see the answer key)

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