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

2. At what hotel do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?

3. What does the Texan take out and drink during the racial discussion in the train car in Chapter 10?

4. While at the opera in Chapter 9, the narrator realizes that the beautiful young woman sitting next to him is whom?

5. How many words does the narrator compile a list of in French as being “necessary” in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does the narrator form a friendship on the ship to Boston in Chapter 10? What do they discuss?

2. How is the millionaire described by the narrator? What does he look like?

3. How does the narrator respond to the events surrounding the widow in the end of Chapter 8?

4. What have critics noted in regard to the relationship between the millionaire and the narrator in the novel?

5. With whom does the narrator discuss race relations while on the train in Chapter 10?

6. How realistic are the hardships faced by African Americans as depicted in the narrative?

7. How does the narrator describe the patrons of the club where he plays music in Chapter 6?

8. What musical style does the narrator describe in depth in Chapter 5? When did this style emerge?

9. What happens to the wealthy widow in Chapter 8? Why?

10. Where do the millionaire and the narrator spend time in Europe in Chapter 9? What role does the narrator play in their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of race relations in the novel. How is racial prejudice expressed through the language of the narrator during his childhood? How does the language influence the narrator’s views of African Americans and whites? What impact does this language have on readers today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of the narrator’s mother and her relationship with the narrator in his youth. Why does the narrator’s mother not inform him of his heritage before he discovers the truth at school? How do the other students react to the narrator’s misunderstanding with the principal? How does the narrator’s discovery of his black heritage influence his personal view of himself and of the others around him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of segregation in the South, and particularly in Georgia. When were the Jim Crow laws enacted? When were they repealed? How did these laws influence society in the South? What segregation does the narrator experience before going to the South?

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