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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What old friend does the narrator encounter at the Eden Musee in Chapter 11?
(a) The Texan.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Walter.
(d) Red Head.

2. The narrator’s companion tells him in Chapter 4 that all of the “respectable coloured people” eat where?
(a) At home.
(b) At the church.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the race track.

3. The landlord of the boarding house in Chapter 5 makes approximately how many cigars per day?
(a) 100.
(b) 220.
(c) 60.
(d) 140.

4. To what resort does the narrator describe visiting in the two weeks after his arrival in Chapter 11?
(a) The Sanderling.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) The Bellmoor Inn.
(d) The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island.

5. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that he “used to play whose "Wedding March" in a manner that never failed to arouse enthusiasm among the patrons of the "Club”?
(a) Lambert's.
(b) Bruneau’s.
(c) Mendelssohn's.
(d) Picconi’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator compares New York City to a great _________ at the gate of the country in Chapter 6?

2. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?

3. When was James Weldon Johnson born?

4. By what age could the narrator play by ear all of the hymns and songs his mother knew?

5. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?

(see the answer key)

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