Invisible Man Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Invisible Man Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although the narrator may not realize it, he is searching for

2. When is a person most invisible?

3. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?

4. What vision comes to the narrator's mind when he sees the elderly couple being evicted?

5. Who does the narrator plan to use to destroy the Brotherhood

Short Essay Questions

1. How do we know at this point that the lobotomy has not been completely successful in changing the narrator's personality?

2. Describe one of the roles played by Rinehart.

3. Why is the narrator's funeral oration more moving than if he had planned a speech based according to party guidelines?

4. Why does Brother Jack defend the narrator at this point?

5. In what way could the new shoes be symbolic?

6. What epiphany has the narrator experienced regarding his race?

7. What was the narrator's real problem, and how has he settled it?

8. Why is the narrator's work on the "woman question" cut short?

9. What strikes the narrator as the profound truth about the riot?

10. What does Brother Jack really want the narrator to avoid doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times the narrator recalls his grandfather's dying words. Discuss the situations in which the narrator recalls his grandfather, showing how he reacts to those memories upon different occasions.

Essay Topic 2

What is illusion? Can illusion be imposed upon a person without his consent? Can illusion be chosen so effectively that a person believes his own fancies? Discuss which characters are choosing to be deluded. Is the delusion helping or hurting their cause?

Essay Topic 3

Blindness is one of the most pervasive motifs of the novel. Discuss the different types of blindness that are represented by the characters, for example, Norton, Mary, the two nuns, Brother Jack, Ras, the narrator himself, and others. Choose three or four characters that represent different types of blindness and explain how their blindness influences their actions and decisions. Is there anyone in the novel who sees clearly, whether he uses his sight for good or for evil purposes?

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