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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $6,500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $8,200.

2. What does the Texan take out and drink during the racial discussion in the train car in Chapter 10?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Water.

3. Whose diplomacy does the narrator say is to be admired when the discussion of race comes up in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?
(a) The Union soldier’s.
(b) Red Head's.
(c) The Jew's.
(d) The Texan's.

4. At what institution does the narrator spend a day in Nashville in Chapter 10?
(a) Fisk University.
(b) Nashville State University.
(c) Howard University.
(d) The University of Tennessee.

5. What word from Chapter 7 means a frequent visitor to a place?
(a) Guest.
(b) Truant.
(c) Habitué.
(d) Commoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. The porter tells the narrator that he has not had how many hours of sleep since he left Jersey City in Chapter 4?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 10, “It is the spirit of the South to defend everything belonging to it. The North is too” what “for such a spirit”?

3. Where does the porter say he will return to school in the winter in Chapter 4?

4. How much money does the narrator put in his trunk while his fellow roommates sleep in Chapter 4?

5. Where had the Union soldier invested capital, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?

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