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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?
(a) Speeches that flattered the whites.
(b) Speeches that expressed his frustration in cultural symbolism.
(c) Genuine speeches that expressed how he felt.
(d) Phony speeches with notes supplied by white men.

2. In spite of losing his identity, what does the narrator retain?
(a) the memory of Mr. Norton
(b) an urgency to find a job
(c) a desire for revenge
(d) his naive outlook on life

3. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?
(a) to seduce her
(b) to meet her husband
(c) to discuss ideologies
(d) because she has seduced him

4. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?
(a) Dr. Bledsoe had performed favors for the Founder.
(b) The Founder, with his dying breath, asked Bledsoe to continue in his leadership
(c) The Founder and Bledsoe were related.
(d) The Founder told Reverend Barbee that Bledsoe deserved the position.

5. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.
(b) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice
(c) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(d) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary Rambo want to take the narrator home?

2. Upon the narrator's return to Harlem, he learns which of the following individuals has disappeared from the Brotherhood?

3. Who had predicted the narrator's relationship with the white woman?

4. What does the narrator lack in Chapter 12?

5. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?

(see the answer key)

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